Exodus 21:7 meaning and explanation

And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.

Exodus 21:7, Berean Standard Bible

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These ordinances follow the Ten Commandments, applying God's justice to daily life in ancient Israel. Here the speaker is God, through Moses, addressing a society where poverty could force a family to sell a daughter into service.

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