“If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

If his master have given him a wife.—If, however, the Hebrew slave, being previously unmarried, had been allowed by his master to take to …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

If his master have given him a wife
One of his slaves, a Canaanitish woman, on purpose to beget slaves on her, since…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The laws in this chapter relate to the fifth and sixth commandments; and though they differ from our times and customs, nor are they binding on us,…