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;


In Context

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

14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

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.

18 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.

Deuteronomy 15:16 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:16But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee:

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;