Exodus 21:2

Laws About Slaves

¹ These are the laws which thou shalt set before them: ² If thou buy a servant that is an Hebrew, sixth years he shall serve, and the seventh he shall go out free paying nothing. ³ If he came alone, he shall go out alone: If he came married, his wife shall go out with him.

Seventh Year

Deuteronomy 15:12-15

If thy brother, an Hebrew, sell himself to thee, or an Hebrewess, he shall serve thee six years and the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

Deuteronomy 15:18

And let it not grieve thine eyes to let him go out from thee, for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee in his service six years. And the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

Genesis 27:28

God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of corn and wine.

Genesis 27:36

Then said he, "He may well be called Jacob, for he hath undermined me now two times - first he took away my birthright; and see, now hath he taken away my blessing also." And he said, "Hast thou kept never a blessing for me?"

Exodus 12:44

but all the servants that are bought for money shall ye circumcise, and then let them eat thereof.

Exodus 22:3

except the su be up when he is found, then there shall be blood shed for him. A thief shall make restitution: If he have not wherewith, he shall be sold for his theft.

Leviticus 25:39-45

"'If thy brother that dwelleth by thee wax poor and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not let him labour as a bondservant doeth:

Deuteronomy 15:1

At the end of seven years thou shalt make a free year.

Deuteronomy 31:10

and commanded them, saying, "At the end of seven years, in the time of the free year, in the feast of the tabernacles,

2 Kings 4:1

And there cried a certain woman of the wives of the children of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, "Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD. And the creditor is come to fetch my two sons, to be his bondmen."

Nehemiah 5:1-5

And there arose a great complaint of the people, and of their wives, against their brethren the Jews.

Nehemiah 5:8

and said unto them, "We, after our ability, have bought our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the Heathen. And will ye sell your brethren, whom we have bought unto us?" Then held they their peace, and could find nothing to answer.

Jeremiah 34:8-17

These are the words that the LORD spake unto Jeremiah the prophet, when Zedekiah was agreed with all the people at Jerusalem, that there should be proclaimed a liberty:

Matthew 18:25

Whom, because he had nought to pay, his Master commanded him to be sold: and his wife, and his children, and all that he had; and payment to be made.

1 Corinthians 6:20

For ye are dearly bought. Therefore glorify ye God in your bodies and in your spirits, for they are God's.