Leviticus 25:35-46

Leviticus 25:35-46

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"'If a member of your people has become poor, so that he can't support himself among you, you are to assist him as you would a foreigner or a temporary resident, so that he can continue living with you.
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Do not charge him interest or otherwise profit from him, but fear your God, so that your brother can continue living with you.
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Do not take interest when you loan him money or take a profit when you sell him food.
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I am ADONAI your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt in order to give you the land of Kena'an and be your God.
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"'If a member of your people has become poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him do the work of a slave.
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Rather, you are to treat him like an employee or a tenant; he will work for you until the year of yovel.
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Then he will leave you, he and his children with him, and return to his own family and regain possession of his ancestral land.
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For they are my slaves, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; therefore they are not to be sold as slaves.
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Do not treat him harshly, but fear your God.
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"'Concerning the men and women you may have as slaves: you are to buy men- and women-slaves from the nations surrounding you.
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You may also buy the children of foreigners living with you and members of their families born in your land; you may own these.
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You may also bequeath them to your children to own; from these groups you may take your slaves forever. But as far as your brothers the people of Isra'el are concerned, you are not to treat each other harshly.
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