Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethen take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way. Young's Literal Translation then thou hast taken the awl, and hast put [it] through his ear, and through the door, and he hath been to thee a servant age-during; and also to thy handmaid thou dost do so. King James Bible Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust [it] through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. Hebrew takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take an awl הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ (ham·mar·ṣê·a‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4836: A boring instrument, awl and pierce [it] וְנָתַתָּ֤ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set through his ear בְאָזְנוֹ֙ (ḇə·’ā·zə·nōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear into the door, וּבַדֶּ֔לֶת (ū·ḇad·de·leṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door and he will become וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be your לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew servant עֶ֣בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5650: Slave, servant for life. עוֹלָ֑ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always And וְאַ֥ף (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though treat תַּעֲשֶׂה־ (ta·‘ă·śeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make your maidservant לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ (la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave the same way. כֵּֽן׃ (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus |