16But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee:


In Context

13 And when thou sendest him out free, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

14 But shalt give him for his way out of thy flocks, and out of thy barnfloor, and thy winepress, wherewith the Lord thy God shall bless thee.

15 Remember that thou also wast a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God made thee free, and therefore I now command thee this.

16 But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee:

17 Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever: thou shalt do in like manner to thy womanservant also.

18 Turn not away thy eyes from them when thou makest them tree: because he hath served thee six years according to the wages of a hireling: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works that thou dost.

Deuteronomy 15:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And 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;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:16But if your servant says to you, "I do not want to leave you," because he loves you and your family and is well off with you,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee, because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee, —

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16And it shall be, if he shall say to thee, I will not leave thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16It shall be, if he tells you, |I will not go out from you;| because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16And it hath been, when he saith unto thee, I go not out from thee — because he hath loved thee, and thy house, because it is good for him with thee —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And it shall be, if he say to you, I will not go away from you; because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;