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Exodus 21:3
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KJ21
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was married, then his wife shall go out with him.
ASV
If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.
AMP
If he came [to you] alone, he shall leave alone; if he came married, then his wife shall leave with him.
AMPC
If he came [to you] by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he came married, then his wife shall go out with him.
BRG
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
CSB
If he arrives alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrives with a wife, his wife is to leave with him.
CSBA
If he arrives alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrives with a wife, his wife is to leave with him.
CEB
If he came in single, he will leave single. If he came in married, then his wife will leave with him.
CJB
If he came single, he is to leave single; if he was married when he came, his wife is to go with him when he leaves.
CEV
If he was single at the time you bought him, he alone must be set free. But if he was married at the time, both he and his wife must be given their freedom.
DARBY
If he came in alone, he shall go out alone: if he had a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
DRA
With what raiment he came in, with the like let him go out: if having a wife, his wife also shall go out with him.
ERV
If he is not married when he becomes your slave, when he becomes free, he will leave without a wife. But if the man is married when he becomes your slave, then he will keep his wife at the time he is made free.
EASY
If he came to you alone, he is free to leave alone. If he came with a wife, she can also leave with him.
EHV
If he comes in by himself, he will go out by himself. If he is married when he comes in, then his wife will go out with him.
ESV
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
ESVUK
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
EXB
If he ·is not married when he becomes your slave [L came single/alone], he must leave ·without a wife [L single; alone]. But if he ·is married when he becomes your slave [L comes in with a wife], he may ·take [L go out with] his wife with him.
GNV
If he came himself alone, he shall go out himself alone: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
GW
If he comes to you by himself, he must leave by himself. If he comes as a married man, his wife may leave with him.
GNT
If he was unmarried when he became your slave, he is not to take a wife with him when he leaves; but if he was married when he became your slave, he may take his wife with him.
HCSB
If he arrives alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrives with a wife, his wife is to leave with him.
ICB
He might not be married when he becomes your slave. Then he must leave without a wife. The man might be married when he becomes your slave. Then he may take his wife with him.
ISV
If he came in by himself, he is to go out by himself. If he was married, his wife is to go out with him.
JUB
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was married, then his wife shall go out with him.
KJV
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
AKJV
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
LSB
If he comes alone, he shall go out alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
LEB
If he comes in single, he will go out single. If he is the husband of a wife, his wife will go out with him.
TLB
“If he sold himself as a slave before he married, then if he married afterwards, only he shall be freed; but if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife shall be freed with him at the same time.
MSG
“When you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve six years. The seventh year he goes free, for nothing. If he came in single he leaves single. If he came in married he leaves with his wife. If the master gives him a wife and she gave him sons and daughters, the wife and children stay with the master and he leaves by himself. But suppose the slave should say, ‘I love my master and my wife and children—I don’t want my freedom,’ then his master is to bring him before God and to a door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl, a sign that he is a slave for life.
MEV
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife will go out with him.
NOG
If he comes to you by himself, he must leave by himself. If he comes as a married man, his wife may leave with him.
NABRE
If he comes into service alone, he shall leave alone; if he comes with a wife, his wife shall leave with him.
NASB
If he comes alone, he shall leave alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall leave with him.
NASB1995
If he comes alone, he shall go out alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
NCB
If he entered into slavery unmarried, he will go out alone. If he is married, then his wife will go with him.
NCV
If he is not married when he becomes your slave, he must leave without a wife. But if he is married when he becomes your slave, he may take his wife with him.
NET
If he came in by himself he will go out by himself; if he had a wife when he came in, then his wife will go out with him.
NIRV
If he does not have a wife when he comes, he must go free alone. But if he has a wife when he comes, she must go with him.
NIV
If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him.
NIVUK
If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him.
NKJV
If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
NLV
If he comes alone, he will leave by himself. If he is married, then his wife will leave with him.
NLT
If he was single when he became your slave, he shall leave single. But if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife must be freed with him.
NRSVA
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
NRSVACE
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
NRSVCE
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
NRSVUE
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
OJB
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he were a ba’al isha, then his isha shall go out with him.
RGT
“If he came by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.
RSV
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
RSVCE
If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
TLV
If he comes in by himself, he is to go out by himself. If he was married, then his wife will go out with him.
VOICE
If you acquire a slave who is not married, then he will depart as a single man. But if you acquire a man who is married, then his wife will also leave when he goes free.
WEB
If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.
WYC
with what manner cloak he entered, with such cloak go he out; if he entered having a wife, also the wife shall go out together with him.
YLT
if by himself he cometh in, by himself he goeth out; if he [is] owner of a wife, then his wife hath gone out with him;
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