Exodus 21:6
“Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then his master shall bring him unto the judges,.... To Elohim, to God, to the judgment seat of God, according to the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Forever - That is, most probably, until the next Jubilee, when every Hebrew was set free. See Lev 25:40, Lev 25:50. The…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Shall bring him unto the judges - אל האלהים el haelohim, literally, to God; or, as the Septuagint have it, προς το…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 21:1-11
The first verse is the general title of the laws contained in this and the two following chapters, some of them relating…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
unto God i.e. (if the rend. be correct: see below) to the nearest sanctuary (for the expression, comp. especially 1Sa…
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