Exodus 21:2

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Summary

Exodus 21:2

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

An hebrew

And in the

General references

Exodus 21:11

Leviticus 25:40

Deuteronomy 15:1

Bible References

An hebrew

But any slave a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him.

But if this happens after sunrise, there is guilt of bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution. If he is unable, he is to be sold because of his theft.

May God give to you—
from the dew of the sky
and from the richness of the land—
an abundance of grain and new wine.

“If your brother among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him to do slave labor.

One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.”

There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.

Since he had no way to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

for you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.

And in the

Let him stay with you as a hired hand or temporary resident; he may work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

“At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.

Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of debt cancellation, during the Festival of Booths,

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom to them,

General references

And if he does not do these three things for her, she may leave free of charge, without any exchange of money.

Let him stay with you as a hired hand or temporary resident; he may work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

“At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.