Deuteronomy 15:12

¶ [And] if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

And if thy brother {H251}, an Hebrew man {H5680}, or an Hebrew woman {H5680}, be sold {H4376} unto thee, and serve {H5647} thee six {H8337} years {H8141}; then in the seventh {H7637} year {H8141} thou shalt let him go {H7971} free {H2670} from thee.

"If your kinsman, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you, he is to serve you for six years; but in the seventh year, you are to set him free.

If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 34:14 (6 votes)

    At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

  • Exodus 21:2 (5 votes)

    If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

  • Exodus 21:6 (5 votes)

    Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

  • Leviticus 25:39 (5 votes)

    ¶ And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

  • Leviticus 25:41 (5 votes)

    And [then] shall he depart from thee, [both] he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

  • Deuteronomy 15:1 (3 votes)

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

  • John 8:35 (3 votes)

    And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth ever.