But the regulations concerning the treatment of slaves were so fair and humane that the Law of Moses made the following provision: “If the slave should insistently say, ‘ I really love my master, my wife and my sons; I do not want to go out as one set free, ’ then his master must bring him near to the true God and must bring him up against the door or the doorpost; and his master must pierce his ear through with an awl, and he must be his slave to time indefinite. ” ​ — Exodus 21: 2 - 6; Leviticus 25: 42, 43; Deuteronomy 15: 12 - 18.
Taču likumi par izturēšanos pret vergiem bija tik taisnīgi un cilvēcīgi, ka bauslībā bija paredzēta šāda kārtība: ” Ja ebrējs teiks: ” Es mīlu savu kungu, savu sievu un savus bērnus, ” tad lai viņš neaiziet brīvībā. Tad lai viņa kungs to nostata Dieva priekšā un lai to pieved durvīm vai stabiem, un kungs lai ar īlenu izduŗ cauri viņa ausij, un tas lai kalpo viņam mūžīgi. ” ( 2. Mozus 21: 2 — 6; 3. Mozus 25: 42, 43; 5. Mozus 15: 12 — 18.)