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Miscellaneous Laws

Deuteronomy 23:15

In 11 translations

BSB
Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.
KJV
¶ Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
WEB
You shall not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.
ASV
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:
LSV
You do not shut up a servant to his lord, who escapes to you from his lord;
YLT
'Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;
DBY
Thou shalt not hand over to his master a bondman that hath escaped from his master unto thee:
DRC
Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant that is fled to thee.
GNV
Thou shalt not deliuer the seruant vnto his master, which is escaped from his master vnto thee.
JPS23:16
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a bondman that is escaped from his master unto thee;
LXXE23:16
Thou shalt not deliver a servant to his master, who coming from his master attaches himself to thee.

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Original-language editions

WLC23:16
לֹא־תַסְגִּ֥יר עֶ֖בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו אֲשֶׁר־יִנָּצֵ֥ל אֵלֶ֖יךָ מֵעִ֥ם אֲדֹנָֽיו׃KJV:Deut.23.15
LXX-Br23:16
Οὐ παραδώσεις παῖδα τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτοῦ, ὃς προστέθειταί σοι παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 30:15“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
  • Obadiah 1:14Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 23:16 in some Bibles
  • 23:15 in most Bibles

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