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An unused awl lies beside an ordinary wooden doorpost.
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Deuteronomy 15:17

The Awl and the Door

Release Debts, Open Your Hand, and Send Servants Free · Deuteronomy 15

Story guide: An awl beside a doorpost brings the permanent-service rule’s named objects into view.

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17then you shall take the awl and put it through his ear and into the door, and he shall be your servant permanently. And you shall do the same for your female servant.

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