Then take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door, and he will become your servant for life — the voluntary servitude-continuation is marked by ritual piercing of the ear: the awl (martzea) passes through the lobe into the door-post, creating a permanent, visible mark of chosen servitude. The ear (the instrument of hearing command) is ritually bound to the household.

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