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

though any slave purchased with money may eat it after you have circumcised him.

but if the sun has risen on him, then it is a capital crime in that case. A thief shall certainly make restitution, but if he has nothing, he is to be sold for his theft.

May the LORD grant you dew from the skies, and from the fertile land; may he grant you abundant grain and fresh wine.

"If your brother with you becomes so poor that he sells himself to you, you are not to make him serve like a bond slave.

Now there happened to be a certain woman who had been the wife of a member of the Guild of Prophets. She cried out to Elisha, "My husband who served you has died, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. But a creditor has come to take away my children into indentured servitude!"

Now the people along with their spouses complained loudly against their fellow Jews,

Because he couldn't pay, his master ordered him, his wife, his children, and everything that he owned to be sold so that payment could be made.

because you were bought for a price. Therefore, glorify God with your bodies.

And in the

Instead, he is to serve with you like a hired servant or a traveler who lives with you, until the year of jubilee.

"You must cancel your debts at the end of every seventh year.

Then he gave these orders: "At the end of seven years, the year designated for release, during the Festival of Tents,

This is this message from the LORD that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem proclaiming release for them.

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If he does not do these three things for her, she may go out without paying anything at all."

Instead, he is to serve with you like a hired servant or a traveler who lives with you, until the year of jubilee.

"You must cancel your debts at the end of every seventh year.