Deuteronomio 15:16

La Biblia Reina-Valera

Y será que, si él te dijere: No saldré de contigo; porque te ama á ti y á tu casa, que le va bien contigo;

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
Y sucederá que si él te dice: "No me iré de tu lado", porque te ama a ti y a tu casa, pues le va bien contigo,

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Y ser� que si �l te dijere: No saldr� de contigo; porque te ama a ti y a tu casa, y porque le va bien contigo;

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Y ser� que, si �l te dijere: No saldr� de contigo; porque te ama a ti y a tu casa, que le va bien contigo;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 21:5, Exodus 21:6, Psalms 40:6, Psalms 40:8

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee,.... Out of his house, nor quit his service:

because he loveth thee and thine house; his master and his family, and so loath to leave them, but chooses rather to stay with them than have his liberty; hence the Jews say k, if his master has not a wife and children, his ear is not to be bored:

because he is well with thee; lives well with him, is well used by him, wants for nothing, and enjoys peace and quietness, and has everything to make him happy as such a state will admit of, and with the which he is well contented, and highly pleased. This is an emblem of the cheerful and constant obedience of the people of Christ to him their master, flowing from love to him; whom they love above all persons and things, with all their heart and soul, and his house also, the place of his worship, his ordinances, truths, ministers and children; and therefore choose to be where they are, finding that they are there well used, fare well, having bread enough and to spare, spiritual provisions in plenty; are well clothed with the righteousness of Christ, have the good company of the saints and excellent in the earth, in whom is all their delight; and, above all, the presence of their Lord and master, and the smiles of his countenance.

k Maimon. in Misn. Kiddushin, c. 1. sect. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The commands here are repeated from Exodus 21:2-6, with amplifications relative to the maidservant Deuteronomy 15:12 and to the making (Deuteronomy 15:13 ff) liberal provision for launching the freedman on an independent course of life. The release of the servant is connected with the sabbatical principle though not with the sabbatical year. It is noteworthy also that the prospect of a gift of this sort, the amount of which was left to the master’s discretion, would be likely to encourage diligence and faithfulness during the years of servitude.

Deuteronomy 15:18

He hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years - “i. e.” such a servant has earned twice as much as a common hired laborer would have done in the same time.