Deuteronomy 15:17-19

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁷ then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his earlobe into the door, and he shall be your slave^[a] forever.

You shall do the same with regard to your female slave.^[b]

¹⁸ Do not consider it a hardship when you send them out from you free persons, because for six years they have given you services worth the wages of hired laborers; and the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.

The Firstborn of Livestock

¹⁹ Every firstling male born of your herd and flock you shall consecrate to the Lord your God; you shall not do work with your firstling ox nor shear the firstling of your flock.