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Exodus 21

Ex. 21:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then his master
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
shall bring
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
him unto the judges
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
; he shall also bring
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
him to the door
deleth (Hebrew #1817)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door
KJV usage: door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
Pronounce: deh'-leth
Origin: from 1802
, or unto the door post
mzuwzah (Hebrew #4201)
from the same as 2123; a door-post (as prominent)
KJV usage: (door, side) post.
Pronounce: mez-oo-zaw'
Origin: or mzuzah {mez-oo-zaw'}
; and his master
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
shall bore
ratsa` (Hebrew #7527)
to pierce
KJV usage: bore.
Pronounce: raw-tsah'
Origin: a primitive root
his ear
'ozen (Hebrew #241)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
KJV usage: + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Pronounce: o'-zen
Origin: from 238
through with an aul
martsea` (Hebrew #4836)
an awl
KJV usage: aul.
Pronounce: mar-tsay'-ah
Origin: from 7527
; and he shall serve
`abad (Hebrew #5647)
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
KJV usage: X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Pronounce: aw-bad'
Origin: a primitive root
him for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
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Cross References

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the judges.
Ex. 21:22• 22And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined, according as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and shall give it as the judges estimate. (Ex. 21:22)
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Ex. 12:12• 12And I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and 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 Jehovah. (Ex. 12:12)
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Ex. 18:21‑26• 21But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
 22that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be that they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten the task on thee, and they shall bear it with thee.
 23If thou do this thing, and God command thee so, thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
 24And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
 25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.
 26And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged. (Ex. 18:21‑26)
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Ex. 22:8‑9,28• 8if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges, to see if he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.
 9As to all manner of fraud,--as to ox, as to ass, as to sheep, as to clothing, as to everything lost, of which a man saith, It is this--the cause of both parties shall come before the judges: he whom the judges shall condemn shall restore double to his neighbour.
 28Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people. (Ex. 22:8‑9,28)
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Num. 25:5‑8• 5And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one his men that have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.
 6And behold, a man of the children of Israel came and brought a Midianitish woman to his brethren, in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of the whole assembly of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the entrance of the tent of meeting.
 7And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, and rose up from among the assembly, and took a javelin in his hand,
 8and he went after the man of Israel into the tent-chamber, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. And the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. (Num. 25:5‑8)
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Deut. 1:16• 16And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him. (Deut. 1:16)
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Deut. 16:18• 18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment. (Deut. 16:18)
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Deut. 19:17‑18• 17then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;
 18and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother, (Deut. 19:17‑18)
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1 Sam. 8:1‑2• 1And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
 2And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba. (1 Sam. 8:1‑2)
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Isa. 1:26• 26and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning. Afterwards thou shalt be called, Town of righteousness, Faithful city. (Isa. 1:26)
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Zeph. 3:3• 3Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning. (Zeph. 3:3)
bore his ear.This significant ceremony was intended as a mark of permanent servitude, and was calculated to impress the servant with the duty of hearing all his master's orders, and obeying them punctually.
Psa. 40:6‑8• 6Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;
 7Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me--
 8To do thy good pleasure, my God, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart. (Psa. 40:6‑8)
for ever.
Lev. 25:23,40• 23And the land shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
 40as a hired servant, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of jubilee shall he serve thee. (Lev. 25:23,40)
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Deut. 15:17• 17then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear and into the door; and he shall be thy bondman for ever. And also unto thy handmaid thou shalt do likewise. (Deut. 15:17)
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1 Sam. 1:22• 22But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, I will wait until the child is weaned; then will I bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever. (1 Sam. 1:22)
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1 Sam. 27:12• 12And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever. (1 Sam. 27:12)
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1 Sam. 28:2• 2And David said to Achish, Thereby thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my person for ever. (1 Sam. 28:2)
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1 Kings 12:7• 7And they spoke to him saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. (1 Kings 12:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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then his master shall bring him before the judgesc, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall be his bondman for ever.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. elohim. so ch. 22.8,9, etc. See John 10.34,35, and Ps. 82.1,6.