Deuteronomy 15:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ “But your slave may not want to leave; he may love you and your family and be content to stay. ¹⁷ Then take him to the door of your house and there pierce his ear; he will then be your slave for life. Treat your female slave in the same way. ¹⁸ Do not be resentful when you set slaves free; after all, they have served you for six years at half the cost of hired servants.^[a] Do this, and the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.