then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.

他的主人就要带他到审判官那里，又要带他到门前，靠近门框，用锥子穿他的耳朵，他就永远服侍主人。

他的主人就要带他到审判官前，再带他到门或门框那里，用锥子穿他的耳朵，他就要永远服事主人。

他的主人就要带他到审判官前，再带他到门或门框那里，用锥子穿他的耳朵，他就要永远服事主人。

主人就要带他到审判官面前，让他靠着门或门框，用锥子为他穿耳洞。这样，他就要永远服侍主人。

他的主人就要把他带到审判官（“审判官”原文作“神”）那里，又要把他带到门前，或是门柱旁；他的主人要用锥子刺穿他的耳朵，他就要永远服事他的主人。

他的主人就要帶他到審判官那裏，又要帶他到門前，靠近門框，用錐子穿他的耳朵，他就永遠服事主人。

他的主人就要帶他到審判官前，再帶他到門或門框那裏，用錐子穿他的耳朵，他就要永遠服事主人。

他的主人就要帶他到審判官前，再帶他到門或門框那裏，用錐子穿他的耳朵，他就要永遠服事主人。

主人就要帶他到審判官面前，讓他靠著門或門框，用錐子為他穿耳洞。這樣，他就要永遠服侍主人。

他的主人就要把他帶到審判官（“審判官”原文作“神”）那裡，又要把他帶到門前，或是門柱旁；他的主人要用錐子刺穿他的耳朵，他就要永遠服事他的主人。

那麼他主人就要帶他到官長那裏，又帶他到門前，或是門柱旁；他主人要用錐子穿他的耳朵，他就得永遠服事主人。

則其主攜之詣上帝前、附門或門橛、以錐貫其耳、僕則恆事之、○

則其主必攜之至士師、附門或門橛、以鑽貫耳、俾僕恆事其主。

則主人當攜之至士師前、導至於門、或於門柱、以錐貫其耳、彼則永事主人焉、○

Then his master must take him to the judges. His master must take him to the door or doorpost of his master’s house. His master must poke a hole through his servant’s earlobe into the door or doorpost. Then he will become his servant for life.

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.

If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life.

his master is to bring him to the judges and then bring him to the door or doorpost. His master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve his master for life.

then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.

then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door- post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

his master is to bring him to the judges and then bring him to the door or doorpost. His master must pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve his master for life.

Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

then his master must bring him to the judges, and he will bring him to the door or the doorposts, and his master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.

then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.

then take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door, and he will become your servant for life. Do the same for your female servant.

They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

David said,“ Then you will see for yourself what your servant can do.” Achish replied,“ Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.”

the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,

So Moses said to Israel’s judges,“ Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his handand followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;

Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.

“‘ The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.

“ If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows.

Achish trusted David and said to himself,“ He has become so obnoxious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant for life.”

“ On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.

They replied,“ If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”

But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges, and they must determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property.In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any other lost property about which somebody says,‘ This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges declare guilty must pay back double to the other.

Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

“ Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.

And I charged your judges at that time,“ Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.

Hannah did not go. She said to her husband,“ After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”

But select capable men from all the people— men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain— and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.”Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves.

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire— but my ears you have opened— burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.Then I said,“ Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll.I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”

I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”