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If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand them over to their master.
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American Standard Version
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:
Christian Standard Bible
“Do not return a slave to his master when he has escaped from his master to you.
English Standard Version
“You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.
King James Version
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
New American Standard Bible
“You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.
New King James Version
“You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you.
New Living Translation
“If slaves should escape from their masters and take refuge with you, you must not hand them over to their masters.
World English Bible
You shall not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.