3. If he comes to you by himself, he must leave by himself. If he comes as a married man, his wife may leave with him.
4. If his master gives him a wife and she gives birth to sons or daughters, the wife and her children belong to the master, and the slave must leave by himself.
5. But if he makes this statement: ‘I hereby declare my love for my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to leave as a free man,’
6. then his master must bring him to God. The master must bring him to the door or the doorframe and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his slave for life.
7. “Whenever a man sells his daughter into slavery, she will not go free the way male slaves do.
8. If she doesn’t please the master who has chosen her as a wife, he must let her be bought back by one of her close relatives. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has treated her unfairly.
9. But if he has chosen her for his son, he must treat her like a daughter.
10. If that son marries another woman, he must not deprive the first wife of food, clothes, or sex.
11. If he doesn’t give her these three things, she can go free, without paying any money for her freedom.
12. “Whoever strikes someone and kills him must be put to death.
13. If it wasn’t done intentionally, but God let it happen, the killer should flee to a place I will set aside for you.
14. But whenever someone becomes so angry that he plans to kill his neighbor, you must take him away from my altar and put him to death.
15. “Whoever hits his father or mother must be put to death.
16. “Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death, whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him.