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 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

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

3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

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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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