Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, Young's Literal Translation and hearken do all the heads, and all the people who have come in to the covenant to send forth each his man-servant and each his maid-servant free, so as not to lay service on them any more, yea, they hearken, and send them away; King James Bible Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let [them] go. Hebrew So allכָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the officials הַשָּׂרִ֨ים (haś·śā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֜ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that entered בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go into this covenant בַבְּרִ֗ית (ḇab·bə·rîṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1285: A covenant agreed וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ (way·yiš·mə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to free לְ֠שַׁלַּח (lə·šal·laḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out their menservants עַבְדּ֞וֹ (‘aḇ·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant and maidservants שִׁפְחָתוֹ֙ (šip̄·ḥā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant and no longer לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until to hold them in bondage. עֲבָד־ (‘ă·ḇāḏ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave They obeyed וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (way·yiš·mə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently and released them, וַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ (way·šal·lê·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out |