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Exodus 21:6
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Exodus 21:6
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6 then his master shall bring him before God. He shall be brought to the door or the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him for life.(A)
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Exodus 21:6
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Exodus 21:6
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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)
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- Exodus 21:6 Or before God
Deuteronomy 15:17
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Deuteronomy 15:17
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17 then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his earlobe into the door, and he shall be your slave forever.
“You shall do the same with regard to your female slave.
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Deuteronomy 15:17
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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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Leviticus 25:40
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40 They shall remain with you as hired or bound laborers. They shall serve with you until the year of the Jubilee.
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Leviticus 25:40
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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.
Zephaniah 3:3
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Zephaniah 3:3
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3 The officials within it
are roaring lions;
its judges are evening wolves
that leave nothing until the morning.(A)
Zephaniah 3:3
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Zephaniah 3:3
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1 Kings 12:7
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1 Kings 12:7
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7 They answered him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.”(A)
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1 Kings 12:7
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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 28:2
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1 Samuel 28:2
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2 David said to Achish, “Very well, then you shall know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
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1 Samuel 28:2
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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.”
1 Samuel 27:12
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1 Samuel 27:12
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12 Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself utterly abhorrent to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”
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1 Samuel 27:12
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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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1 Samuel 8:1-2
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Israel Demands a King
8 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.(A) 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
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1 Samuel 8:1-2
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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)
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- 1 Samuel 8:1 Traditionally judges
1 Samuel 1:22
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1 Samuel 1:22
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22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, that he may appear in the presence of the Lord and remain there forever; I will offer him as a nazirite for all time.”[a](A)
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- 1.22 Cn Compare Q ms: MT lacks I will offer him as a nazirite for all time
1 Samuel 1:22
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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 19:17-18
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Deuteronomy 19:17-18
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17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days,(A) 18 and the judges shall make a thorough inquiry. If the witness is a false witness, having testified falsely against another,
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Deuteronomy 19:17-18
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Deuteronomy 19:17-18
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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,
Deuteronomy 16:18
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Municipal Judges and Officers
18 “You shall appoint judges and officials throughout your tribes, in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall render just decisions for the people.(A)
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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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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Deuteronomy 1:16
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16 I charged your judges at that time: ‘Give the members of your community a fair hearing and judge rightly between one person and another, whether kin or resident alien.(A)
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Deuteronomy 1:16
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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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Numbers 25:5-8
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5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you shall kill any of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”
6 Just then one of the Israelites came and brought a Midianite woman into his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the Israelites, while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he got up and left the congregation. Taking a spear in his hand,(A) 8 he went after the Israelite man into the tent and pierced the two of them, the Israelite and the woman, through the belly. So the plague was stopped among the Israelites.
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Numbers 25:5-8
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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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