Deuteronomy 15:15-17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

The Lord redeemed thee And brought thee out with riches, which, because they would not, God gave thee as a just recompense for thy service; and therefore thou shalt follow his example, and send out thy servant furnished with all convenient provisions. For ever All the time of his life, or, at least, till the year of jubilee. Likewise That is, either dismiss her with plenty, or engage her to perpetual servitude, in the same manner and by the same rites.

Deuteronomy 15:15-17

15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

17 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.