Deuteronomy 23:15

¶ Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

Thou shalt not deliver {H5462} unto his master {H113} the servant {H5650} which is escaped {H5337} from his master {H113} unto thee:

"If a slave has escaped from his master and taken refuge with you, you are not to hand him back to his master.

Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 30:15 (7 votes)

    And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

  • Obadiah 1:14 (3 votes)

    Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.