Exodus 21:6

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Then his

אָדוֹן

ʼâdôwn

H113

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

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shall

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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him unto the

שָׁפַט

shâphaṭ

H8199

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...

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he shall also

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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him to the

פֶּתַח

pethach

H6607

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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or unto the

פֶּתַח

pethach

H6607

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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אַיִל

ʼayil

H352

properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an o...

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and his

אָדוֹן

ʼâdôwn

H113

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

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shall

רָצַע

râtsaʻ

H7527

to pierce

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his

אֹזֶן

ʼôzen

H241

broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

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עָבַר

ʻâbar

H5674

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...

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with an

מַרְצֵעַ

martsêaʻ

H4836

an awl

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and he shall

עָבַד

ʻâbad

H5647

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

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him for

עוֹלָם

ʻôwlâm

H5769

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...

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Key Terms in This Verse

aul H4836

מַרְצֵעַ martsêaʻ

an awl

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bore H7527

רָצַע râtsaʻ

to pierce

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post H352

אַיִל ʼayil

properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree

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judges H8199

שָׁפַט shâphaṭ

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

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ear H241

אֹזֶן ʼôzen

broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

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master H113

אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

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master H113

אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

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door H6607

פֶּתַח pethach

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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door H6607

פֶּתַח pethach

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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serve H5647

עָבַד ʻâbad

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:17 cross-reference

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.

Leviticus 25:40 cross-reference

But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

1 Samuel 28:2 cross-reference

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.

Exodus 21:22 cross-reference

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall...

Zephaniah 3:3 cross-reference

Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

1 Samuel 27:12 cross-reference

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

1 Samuel 1:22 cross-reference

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.

1 Kings 12:7 cross-reference

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.

Exodus 12:12 cross-reference

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LOR...

Deuteronomy 16:18 cross-reference

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.

Deuteronomy 1:16 cross-reference

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.

Exodus 22:28 cross-reference

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

Leviticus 25:23 cross-reference

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

Isaiah 1:26 cross-reference

And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

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