If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free. Cross References Exodus 21:2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything. Leviticus 25:39 If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor. Deuteronomy 15:13 And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. Jeremiah 34:14 Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear. Treasury of Scripture And if your brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold to you, and serve you six years; then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. Deuteronomy 15:1 Exodus 21:2-6 Leviticus 25:39-41 |
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