Exodus 21:7
¶ And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
¶ And if a man sell his daughter to be a mayd seruant, shee shall not goe out as the men seruants doe.
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- Nehemiah 5:5Rank 1 from verse 7
5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and loe, wee bring into bondage our sonnes and our daughters, to bee seruants, and some of our daughters are brought vnto bondage already, neither is it in our power to redeeme them: for other men haue our lands and vineyards.
- Exodus 21:2–3Rank 2 from verse 7
2If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
3If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
2*If thou buy an Hebrew seruant, sixe yeeres he shall serue, and in the seuenth he shall goe out free for nothing.
3If he came in †by himselfe, he shal goe out by himselfe: if he were married, then his wife shall goe out with him.
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Exodus 21:7
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. To transfer for a price. 2. To betray or surrender into another's power.
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maidservant
A female servant.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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menservants
Male servants or attendants; another plural form of manservant.
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21:7¶ And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
21:7¶ And if a man sell his daughter to be a mayd seruant, shee shall not goe out as the men seruants doe.
Selected passage21:8If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
21:8If she †please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himselfe, then shall he let her be redeemed: To sell her vnto a strange nation hee shall haue no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
21:9And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
21:9And if he haue betrothed her vnto his sonne, he shall deale with her after the maner of daughters.
21:10If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
21:10If he take him another wife, her food, her rayment, and her duety of mariage shall he not diminish.
21:11And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
21:11And if he doe not these three vnto her, then shall she goe out free without money.