Exodus 21:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.”

Exodus 21:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 21:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 21:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.”

Exodus 21:2 — World English Bible

Exodus 21:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.”

Exodus 21:2 — American Standard Version

Exodus 21:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`When thou buyest a Hebrew servant--six years he doth serve, and in the seventh he goeth out as a freeman for nought;”

Exodus 21:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 21:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If thou buy a Hebrew bondman, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.”

Exodus 21:2 — Darby Translation

Exodus 21:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If thou bye an Ebrewe seruant, he shall serue sixe yeres, and in the seuenth he shall go out free, for nothing.”

Exodus 21:2 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 21:2 in Context — Exodus 21

1 Voici les lois que tu leur présenteras.

2 Si tu achètes un esclave hébreu, il servira six années; mais la septième, il sortira libre, sans rien payer.

3 S’il est entré seul, il sortira seul; s’il avait une femme, sa femme sortira avec lui.

4 Si c’est son maître qui lui a donné une femme, et qu’il en ait eu des fils ou des filles, la femme et ses enfants seront à son maître, et il sortira seul.

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What Does Exodus 21:2 Mean?

Exodus 21:2 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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