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  • noun Plural form of bondmaid.

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Examples

  • "bondmaids," do not, in themselves considered, and independently of the connexion in which they are used, any more than the Greek words _doulos_ and _doule_, denote a particular kind of servant.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • "bondmaids," do not, in themselves considered, and independently of the connexion in which they are used, any more than the Greek words _doulos_ and _doule_, denote a particular kind of servant.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

    Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

  • Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • "Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids."

    Archive 2005-04-01 Michael Caddell 2005

  • "Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids."

    He didn't listen then, he's not listening now! Michael Caddell 2005

  • Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

    Leviticus 25. 1999

  • You will say, that they had special authority from God to do so, in the words, "Both thy bondmen and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are around about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • Bondmen and bondmaids might be bought of the heathen round about them.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • Had the Jews been authorized by God to shut up in dungeons for life those of the heathen, whom they were directed to have for bondmen and bondmaids, you would not claim, that they, any more than sheriffs and jailers in our day, are to be considered in the light of owners of the persons in their charge.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

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