Deuteronomy 15:17
Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.Deuteronomy 15:17 in the real world
In what words
- מַרְצֵעַmartsêaʻan awl
- אָמָהʼâmâha maidservant or female slave
- דֶּלֶתdelethsomething swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
- אֹזֶןʼôzenbroadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- עוֹלָםʻôwlâmproperly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future
- עֶבֶדʻebeda servant
- לָקַחlâqachto take (in the widest variety of applications)
- נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.