"Ifyou buya Hebrewslave,he shall servefor sixyears;but on the seventhhe shall goout as a freemanwithoutpayment.
Now may Godgiveyou of the dewof heaven,And of the fatnessof the earth,And an abundanceof grainand newwine;
Then he said,"Is he not rightly namedJacob,for he has supplantedme thesetwotimes?He tookaway my birthright,and behold,nowhe has takenaway my blessing."And he said,"Have you not reserveda blessingfor me?"
Now a certainwomanof the wivesof the sonsof the prophetscriedout to Elisha,"Your servantmy husbandis dead,and you knowthat your servantfearedthe LORD;and the creditorhas cometo takemy twochildrento be his slaves."
I saidto them, "We according to our abilityhave redeemedour Jewishbrotherswho were soldto the nations;now would you evensellyour brothersthat they may be soldto us?" Then they were silentand could not finda word[to say].
but everyman'sslavepurchasedwith money,after you have circumcisedhim, thenhe may eatof it.
"Ifhe comesalone,he shall goout alone;ifhe is the husbandof a wife,then his wifeshall goout with him.
"Ifa mansellshis daughteras a femaleslave,she is not to gofreeas the maleslavesdo.
"[But] ifthe sunhas risenon him, there will be bloodguiltinesson his account. He shall surelymakerestitution;ifhe owns nothing,then he shall be soldfor his theft.
Even ifhe is not redeemedby these[means], he shall still goout in the yearof jubilee,he and his sonswith him.
"But since he did not have[the means] to repay,his lordcommandedhim to be sold,alongwith his wifeand childrenand allthat he had,and repayment to be made.
For you have been boughtwith a price:thereforeglorifyGodin your body.
"At the endof [every] sevenyearsyou shall granta remission[of debts].
"It shall not seemhardto you when you sethim free,for he has givenyou sixyears[with] doublethe serviceof a hiredman;so the LORDyour Godwill blessyou in whateveryou do.
Then Mosescommandedthem, saying,"At the endof [every] sevenyears,at the timeof the yearof remissionof debts, at the Feastof Booths,
