Exodus 21:6
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6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
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Exodus 21:6
New International Version
6 then his master must take him before the judges.[a](A) He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce(B) his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.(C)
Footnotes
- Exodus 21:6 Or before God
Deuteronomy 15:17
King James Version
17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
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Deuteronomy 15:17
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17 then take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door, and he will become your servant for life. Do the same for your female servant.
Leviticus 25:40
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40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile.
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Leviticus 25:40
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40 They are to be treated as hired workers(A) or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
1 Samuel 28:2
King James Version
2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.
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1 Samuel 28:2
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2 David said, “Then you will see for yourself what your servant can do.”
Achish replied, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard(A) for life.”
Deuteronomy 19:17-18
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17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
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Deuteronomy 19:17-18
New International Version
17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges(A) who are in office at the time. 18 The judges must make a thorough investigation,(B) and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,
Zephaniah 3:3
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3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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Zephaniah 3:3
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1 Kings 12:7
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7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
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1 Kings 12:7
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7 They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer,(A) they will always be your servants.”
1 Samuel 27:12
King James Version
12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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1 Samuel 27:12
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12 Achish trusted David and said to himself, “He has become so obnoxious(A) to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant for life.(B)”
1 Samuel 8:1-2
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8 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
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1 Samuel 8:1-2
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Israel Asks for a King
8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed(A) his sons as Israel’s leaders.[a] 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah,(B) and they served at Beersheba.(C)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 8:1 Traditionally judges
1 Samuel 1:22
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22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.
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1 Samuel 1:22
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22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present(A) him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”[a]
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- 1 Samuel 1:22 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls always. I have dedicated him as a Nazirite—all the days of his life.”
Deuteronomy 16:18
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18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B)
Deuteronomy 1:16
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16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
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Deuteronomy 1:16
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16 And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge(A) fairly,(B) whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.(C)
Numbers 25:5-8
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5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
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Numbers 25:5-8
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5 So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death(A) those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”(B)
6 Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite(C) woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping(D) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas(E) son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear(F) in his hand 8 and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;(G)
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