Exodus

Exodus 21:5

5But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
the servantהָעֶ֔בֶדhā·‘e·ḇeḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
declaresאָמֹ֤ר’ā·mōrVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH559 utter, say
I loveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙’ā·haḇ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH157 love
my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י’ă·ḏō·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
and my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י’iš·tîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH802 woman, wife, female
and childrenבָּנָ֑יbā·nāyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH1121 son
I do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
want to goאֵצֵ֖א’ê·ṣêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3318 go or come out
freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃ḥā·p̄ə·šîAdjective - masculine singularH2670 free

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2 Corinthians 5:14–15 · Deuteronomy 15:16–17

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