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.

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And in the

General references

Exodus 21:11

Leviticus 25:40

Deuteronomy 15:1

Bible References

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but every man's slave that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.

If the sun is risen upon him, he that killed him is guilty of his blood; the thief should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

Therefore let God give thee of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of wheat and new wine.

And when thy brother becomes poor, being with thee, and if he should sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a slave.

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried unto Elisha, saying, Thy slave, my husband, is dead; and thou knowest that thy slave feared the LORD; and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his slaves.

Then there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren, the Jews.

But he not having wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, to make payment.

For ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

And in the

As a hired servant and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee.

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the beginning of the seventh year, in the appointed time of the year of release, in the feast of the tabernacles,

This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD after king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

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And if he does not do these three things unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

As a hired servant and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee.

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.