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Exodus 21:6
his master is to bring him to the judges and then bring him to the door or doorpost. His master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve his master for life.
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Deuteronomy 15:17
take an awl and pierce through his ear into the door, and he will become your slave for life. Also treat your female slave the same way.
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Genesis 1:28
God blessed them, and God said to them,“ Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
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1 Kings 20 31-1 Kings 20 34
His servants said to him,“ Consider this: we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. So let’s put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and let’s go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”So they dressed with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said,“ Your servant Ben-hadad says,‘ Please spare my life.’” So he said,“ Is he still alive? He is my brother.”Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, so they quickly picked up on this and responded,“ Yes, it is your brother Ben-hadad.” Then he said,“ Go and bring him.” So Ben-hadad came out to him, and Ahab had him come up into the chariot.Then Ben-hadad said to him,“ I restore to you the cities that my father took from your father, and you may set up marketplaces for yourself in Damascus, like my father set up in Samaria.” Ahab responded,“ On the basis of this treaty, I release you.” So he made a treaty with him and released him.
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Psalms 8:5-6
You made him little less than God and crowned him with glory and honor.You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:
