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;


In Context

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

14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy wine-press: of that with which the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give to him.

15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing this day.

16 And 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;

17 Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear into the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also to thy maid-servant thou shalt do likewise.

18 It shall not seem hard to thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been of double the worth of a 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 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 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 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;