Deuteronomy 15:16
New Living Translation
16 “But suppose your servant says, ‘I will not leave you,’ because he loves you and your family, and he has done well with you.
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Exodus 21:5-6
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5 But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to go free.’ 6 If he does this, his master must present him before God.[a] Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life.
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- 21:6 Or before the judges.
Psalm 40:8
New Living Translation
8 I take joy in doing your will, my God,
for your instructions are written on my heart.”
Psalm 40:6
New Living Translation
6 You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings.
Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand[a]—
you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings.
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