| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 21:5:1 ⧉וְאִם־אָמֹ֤רveimamorbut if indeed Exodus 21:5:2 ⧉יֹאמַ֙רyomarsays Exodus 21:5:3 ⧉הָעֶ֔בֶדhaevedthe slave Exodus 21:5:4 ⧉אָהַ֙בְתִּי֙ahavtiI love Exodus 21:5:5 ⧉אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֔יetadonimy master Exodus 21:5:6 ⧉אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֖יetishtimy wife Exodus 21:5:7 ⧉וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יveetbanaiand my sons Exodus 21:5:8 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Exodus 21:5:9 ⧉אֵצֵ֖אetseI will go out Exodus 21:5:10 ⧉חָפְשִֽׁי׃khafshifree |
| 5. Formal Translation But if the servant says, “I have loved my master, my wife, and my children, and I will not go out as a free man.” |
| 5. Dynamic Translation If the servant says, “I love my master, my wife, and my children, and I do not want to go free.” |