Exo 21:6, Deu 15:17 | ESV | STEP | then his master shall bring him to God , and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost . And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl , and he shall be his slave forever .

Exodus 21:6

6 then his master shall bring him to ^aGod, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.

Deuteronomy 15:17

17 then you shall take an awl, and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave ^{▼▼Or servant; the Hebrew term ‘ebed designates a range of social and economic roles (see Preface)} forever. And to your female slave ^{▼▼Or servant} you shall do the same.