It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The commands here are repeated from Exodus 21:2-6, with amplifications relative to the maidservant (Deuteronomy 15:12) and to the makin…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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; then …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

It shall not seem hard unto thee. I have lately observed how difficult and inconvenient to the Jews was the observance of this law; theref…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free
from you
He should not grud…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here the law concerning Hebrew servants is repeated. There is an addition, requiring masters to put some small stock into their servants' hands to …

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