Exodus 21:8
If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
Exodus 21:8 is part of the statutes and judgments, commandments and additional precepts that God gave through Moses to Israel. Those laws were the Lord's directions for guarding His people's interests, including special directions concerning the poor, for regulating dealings with one another, for guarding against injustice and for guiding people in their dealings with one another. It is a servant law that guards servants' rights against cruel or unjust treatment, and it specifically addresses the case of a female servant whom her master has betrothed to himself, while related laws limited a Hebrew's term of service.
It illustrates and applies the Ten Commandments by expanding their principles into detailed instructions for conduct toward one another and toward the stranger. By that expansion the obligations of the Decalogue would be more fully understood and enforced, its sacredness guarded, injustice prevented, and dealings guided. Unlike the Decalogue, which was proclaimed openly, it was delivered privately to Moses for him to communicate to the people. The reason was that the minds of Israel, blinded and debased by slavery, were not prepared to fully appreciate the far-reaching principles of God's ten precepts.
It was to be strictly obeyed as part of those statutes and judgments Christ gave Israel. Careful reading and obedience of these commandments regulating dealings with one another would prevent the condition of things now seen in the world.