Deuteronomy 15:12

Easy To Read Version

“You might buy a Hebrew man or woman to serve you as a slave. You may keep that person as a slave for six years. But in the seventh year, you must let that person go free.

Cross References

Exodus 21:1

{Then God said to Moses,} “These are the other laws that you will give to the people:

Jeremiah 34:14

I said to your ancestors: ‘At the end of every seven years, each person must set his Hebrew slaves free. If you have a fellow Hebrew that has sold himself to you, you must let him go free after he has served you for six years.’ But your ancestors didn’t listen to me or pay attention to me.

Deuteronomy 15:1

“At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts.

Deuteronomy 15:13

But when you let your slave go free, don’t send him away with nothing.