NET Bible
"However, if the servant says to you,“I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,"
— Deuteronomy 15:16, NET Bible
“And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;”
“And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee; ”
“It shall be, if he tells you, "I will not go out from you;" because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;”
“But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee:”
“But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you;”
“And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;”
If you set them free, you must not send them away empty-handed.
You must supply them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress– as the LORD your God has blessed you, you must give to them.
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.
However, if the servant says to you,“I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,
you shall take an awl and pierce a hole through his ear to the door. Then he will become your servant permanently(this applies to your female servant as well).
You should not consider it difficult to let him go free, for he will have served you for six years, twice the time of a hired worker; the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.
Giving God the Best You must set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male born to your herds and flocks. You must not work the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your flocks.