Deuteronomy 15:17
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Berean Study Bible
then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.

Young's Literal Translation
then thou hast taken the awl, and hast put [it] through his ear, and through the door, and he hath been to thee a servant age-during; and also to thy handmaid thou dost do so.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
take
וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

an awl
הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ (ham·mar·ṣê·a‘)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4836: A boring instrument, awl

and pierce [it]
וְנָתַתָּ֤ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

through his ear
בְאָזְנוֹ֙ (ḇə·’ā·zə·nōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

into the door,
וּבַדֶּ֔לֶת (ū·ḇad·de·leṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

and he will become
וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

your
לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

servant
עֶ֣בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

for life.
עוֹלָ֑ם (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

And
וְאַ֥ף (wə·’ap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though

treat
תַּעֲשֶׂה־ (ta·‘ă·śeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

your maidservant
לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ (la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

the same way.
כֵּֽן׃ (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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