Deu 15:17 | ESV | STEP | then you shall take an awl , and put it through his ear into the door , and he shall be your slave forever . And to your female slave you shall do the same .

‏ 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.