Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3947 [e] וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ wə-lā-qaḥ-tā Then you shall take Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 4836 [e] הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ ham-mar-ṣê-a‘, an awl Art | N-ms 5414 [e] וְנָתַתָּ֤ה wə-nā-ṯat-tāh and thrust [it] Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms 241 [e] בְאָזְנוֹ֙ ḇə-’ā-zə-nōw through his ear Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms 1817 [e] וּבַדֶּ֔לֶת ū-ḇad-de-leṯ, and to the door Conj-w, Prep-b, Art | N-fs 1961 [e] וְהָיָ֥ה wə-hā-yāh and he shall be Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms   לְךָ֖ lə-ḵā your Prep | 2ms 5650 [e] עֶ֣בֶד ‘e-ḇeḏ servant N-msc 5769 [e] עוֹלָ֑ם ‘ō-w-lām; forever N-ms 637 [e] וְאַ֥ף wə-’ap̄ And Conj-w | Conj 519 [e] לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ la-’ă-mā-ṯə-ḵā to your maidservant Prep-l | N-fsc | 2ms 6213 [e] תַּעֲשֶׂה־ ta-‘ă-śeh- you shall do V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 3651 [e] כֵּֽן׃ kên. likewise Adv

New American Standard Bible
then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also you shall do likewise to your maidservant.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
take an awl and pierce through his ear into the door, and he will become your slave for life. Also treat your female slave the same way.

for ever

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