Deuteronomy 15:17-19

Good News Translation

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.

The First-Born Cattle and Sheep

^19 (A)“Set aside for the Lord your God all the first-born males of your cattle and sheep; don't use any of these cattle for work and don't shear any of these sheep.