Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

Shall not

Bible References

Shall not

Deuteronomy 15:10
Give to him, and don’t have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do.

A double

Isaiah 16:14
And now the Lord says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.”
Isaiah 21:16
For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.
Luke 17:7
“Which one of you having a slave tending sheep or plowing will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

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