Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Exodus 21:6-12 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

6. Then he must stand beside either the door or the doorpost at the place of worship, while his owner punches a small hole through one of his ears with a sharp metal rod. This makes him a slave for life.

7. A young woman who was sold by her father doesn't gain her freedom in the same way that a man does.

8. If she doesn't please the man who bought her to be his wife, he must let her be bought back. He cannot sell her to foreigners; this would break the contract he made with her.

9. If he selects her as a wife for his son, he must treat her as his own daughter.

10. If the man later marries another woman, he must continue to provide food and clothing for the one he bought and to treat her as a wife.

11. If he fails to do any of these things, she must be given her freedom without cost.

12. Death is the punishment for murder.