Leviticus 25
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Leviticus 25:39-46

39IfH3588 a countrymanH251 among youH5973 becomes destituteH4134 and sells himselfH4376 to you, then you must notH3808 force himH5647 into slaveH5650 laborH5656. 40Let him stayH1961 with youH5973 as a hired workerH7916 or temporary residentH8453; he is to workH5647 forH5973 you untilH5704 the YearH8141 of JubileeH3104. 41Then heH1931 and his childrenH1121H5973 are to be releasedH3318, and he may returnH7725 toH413 his clanH4940 and toH413H7725 the propertyH272 of his fathersH1.

42BecauseH3588 the Israelites are My servantsH5650, whomH834 I broughtH3318 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, they are notH3808 to be soldH4376H4466 as slavesH5650. 43You are notH3808 to ruleH7287 over them harshlyH6531, but you shall fearH3372 your GodH430.

44Your menservantsH5650 and maidservantsH519 shall comeH1961 fromH854 the nationsH1471 around youH5439, from whom you may purchaseH7069 them. 45You may alsoH1571 purchase themH7069 from theH1121 foreignersH8453 residingH1481 among youH5973 or their clansH4940 living among youH5973 whoH834 are bornH3205 in your landH776. These may becomeH1961 your propertyH272. 46You may leaveH5157 themH853 to your sonsH1121 afterH310 you to inheritH3423 as propertyH272; you can make them slavesH5647 for lifeH5769. But as for your brothersH251, the IsraelitesH1121H3478, noH3808 manH376 may ruleH7287 harshlyH6531 over his brotherH251.

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