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- noun Female
servant ; often one who acts as amaid .
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Beginning with the words, “that your man-servant and your maid-servant may rest as you do,” the entire text goes into waters uncharted in the first version in Exodus.
The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010
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We also hear an echo of the Fourth Commandment, the only other place where we are given a list of concrete examples of this kind: Neither you, nor your son or your daughter, your man-servant or your maid-servant, your beasts or your stranger in your gates.
The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010
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You shall do no work: Neither you, nor your son or your daughter, your man-servant or your maid-servant, your beasts or your stranger in your gates.
The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010
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You shall not do any work: Neither you, nor your son or your daughter, nor your man-servant or your maid-servant, your ox or your ass or any of your beasts, nor your stranger in your gates; that your man-servant and your maid-servant may rest as you do.
The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010
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"Ut kept me old mon buzzy, along wuth a son an 'a hoired mon, tull say naught o' extra honds un the harvest an 'a maid-servant un the house."
“Samuel! There was a rolling wonder in the sound. Ay, there was!” 2008
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You shall do no work: Neither you, nor your son or your daughter, your man-servant or your maid-servant, your beasts or your stranger in your gates.
The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010
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Abraham (Genesis 16) had two son's, one by his wife's maid-servant Hagar and then one by his wife Sarah.
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That event had scarcely occurred, when the maid-servant who had been left in the inn, came down in great terror to acquaint her mistress, that
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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The elder maid-servant wore a good stuff gown — the younger snooded up her hair, and now went about the house a damsel so trig and neat, that some said she was too handsome for the service of a bachelor divine; and others, that they saw no business so old
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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He ran down stairs — he summoned assistants, but no one could attend his call; for the deep ruckling groans of the patient satisfied every one that she was breathing her last; and Mrs. Dods, with the maid-servant, ran into the bedroom, to witness the death of Hannah Irwin, which shortly after took place.
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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