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Deuteronomy 23:15-16
Christian Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 23:15-16
Christian Standard Bible
Fugitive Slaves
15 “Do not return a slave to his master when he has escaped from his master to you. 16 Let him live among you wherever he wants within your city gates. Do not mistreat him.
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Deuteronomy 23:15-16
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 23:15-16
New English Translation
Purity in the Treatment of the Unprivileged
15 You must not return an escaped slave to his master when he has run away to you.[a] 16 Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages[b] he prefers; you must not oppress him.
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- Deuteronomy 23:15 tn The Hebrew text includes “from his master,” but this would be redundant in English style.
- Deuteronomy 23:16 tn Heb “gates.”
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