that eachmanshould setfreehis maleservantand eachmanhis femaleservant,a Hebrewmanor a Hebrewwoman;so that nooneshould keepthem, a Jewhis brother,in bondage.
Then a fugitivecameand toldAbramthe Hebrew.Now he was livingby the oaksof Mamrethe Amorite,brotherof Eshcoland brotherof Aner,and thesewere allieswith Abram.
"For I was in factkidnappedfrom the landof the Hebrews,and evenhereI have donenothingthat they should have putme into the dungeon."
When she opened[it], she sawthe child,and behold,[the] boywas crying.And she hadpityon him and said,"Thisis oneof the Hebrews'children."
"They will payheedto whatyou say;and you with the eldersof Israelwill cometo the kingof Egyptand you will sayto him, 'The LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,has metwith us. So now,please,let us goa threedays'journeyinto the wilderness,that we may sacrificeto the LORDour God.'
(For manynationsand greatkingswill makeslavesof them, eventhem; and I will recompensethem according to their deedsand according to the workof their hands.)'"
"Allthe nationsshall servehim and his sonand his grandsonuntilthe timeof his own landcomes;then manynationsand greatkingswill makehim their servant.
It shall comeabout on that day,'declaresthe LORDof hosts,that I will breakhis yokefrom offtheir neckand will tearofftheir bonds;and strangerswill nolongermakethem their slaves.
And allthe officialsand allthe peopleobeyedwhohad enteredinto the covenantthat eachmanshould setfreehis maleservantand eachmanhis femaleservant,so that nooneshould keepthem anylongerin bondage;they obeyed,and set[them free].
On the contrary,you yourselveswrongand defraud.[You do] thisevento [your] brethren.
Are they Hebrews?Soam I. Are they Israelites?Soam I. Are they descendantsof Abraham?Soam I.
"Ifyour kinsman,a Hebrewmanorwoman,is soldto you, then he shall serveyou sixyears,but in the seventhyearyou shall sethim free.
circumcisedthe eighth day,of the nationof Israel,of the tribeof Benjamin,a Hebrewof Hebrews;as to the Law,a Pharisee;
When bothof them revealedthemselves to the garrisonof the Philistines,the Philistinessaid,"Behold,Hebrewsare comingout of the holeswherethey have hiddenthemselves."
When the Philistinesheardthe noiseof the shout,they said,"What[does] the noiseof thisgreatshoutin the campof the Hebrews[mean]?" Then they understoodthat the arkof the LORDhad comeinto the camp.
"Takecourageand be men,O Philistines,oryou will becomeslavesto the Hebrews,as they have beenslavesto you; therefore, be menand fight."
