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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.”
Deuteronomy 23:15-16
Lexham English Bible
Deuteronomy 23:15-16
Lexham English Bible
15 “And you shall not hand over a slave to his master who has escaped and fled to you from his master. 16 He shall reside with you in your midst in the place that he chooses in one of your towns wherever he pleases;[a] you shall not oppress him.
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- Deuteronomy 23:16 Literally “in your gates good for him”
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