Exodus 21:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.”

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BSBPD

“If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“if by himself he cometh in, by himself he goeth out; if he <FI>is<Fi> owner of a wife, then his wife hath gone out with him;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 21:3 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 25:41Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.
  2. Deuteronomy 15:12If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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