Will it agree to work for you, to be your slave for life?

岂肯与你立约，使你拿它永远作奴仆吗？

它岂肯与你立约，让你拿它永远作奴仆吗？

它岂肯与你立约，让你拿它永远作奴仆吗？

它岂肯与你立约，一生做你的奴隶？

它肯与你立约，好使你永远奴役它吗？

豈肯與你立約，使你拿牠永遠作奴僕嗎？

牠豈肯與你立約，讓你拿牠永遠作奴僕嗎？

牠豈肯與你立約，讓你拿牠永遠作奴僕嗎？

牠豈肯與你立約，一生做你的奴隸？

牠肯與你立約，好使你永遠奴役牠嗎？

哪肯同你立約，讓你拿牠永做奴隸呢？

豈與爾約、永為爾僕乎、

與爾結約、為爾服役乎。

豈與爾立約、永為爾僕乎、

Will it make an agreement with you for you to take it as your slave for life?

Will it make an agreement with you? Can you make it your slave for life?

Will he make a covenant with you to take him for your servant forever?

Will he make a covenant with you so that you can take him as a slave forever?

Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?

Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?

Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?

Will he make a covenant with you so that you can take him as a slave forever?

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

Will it make a pact with you, so you could take it as your slave for life?

Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant 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.

In that case, take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door. After that, he will be your servant for life. And do the same for your female servants.

Then God blessed them and said,“ Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

Ben hadad’s officers said to him,“ Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let’s humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.”So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged,“ Your servant Ben hadad says,‘ Please let me live!’” The king of Israel responded,“ Is he still alive? He is my brother!”The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words.“ Yes,” they said,“ your brother Ben hadad!”“ Go and get him,” the king of Israel told them. And when Ben hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot.Ben hadad told him,“ I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” Then Ahab said,“ I will release you under these conditions.” So they made a new treaty, and Ben hadad was set free.

Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority—