Exodus 21:2

New International Reader's Version

“Suppose you buy a Hebrew servant. He must serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, you must set him free. He does not have to pay anything.

Cross References

Genesis 27:28

May God give you dew from heaven. May he give you the richness of the earth. May he give you plenty of grain and fresh wine.

Genesis 27:36

Esau said, “Isn’t Jacob just the right name for him? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me. First, he took my rights as the oldest son. And now he’s taken my blessing!” Then Esau asked, “Haven’t you saved any blessing for me?”

2 Kings 4:1

The wife of a man from the group of the prophets cried out to Elisha. She said, “My husband is dead. You know how much respect he had for the Lord. But he owed money to someone. And now that person is coming to take my two boys away. They will become his slaves.”

Nehemiah 5:8

I said, “Our Jewish brothers and sisters were sold to other nations. We’ve done everything we could to buy them back and bring them home. But look at what you are doing! You are actually selling your own people! Now we’ll have to buy them back too!” The people kept quiet. They couldn’t think of anything to say.

Exodus 12:44

Any slave you have bought is allowed to eat it after you have circumcised him.

Exodus 21:3

If he does not have a wife when he comes, he must go free alone. But if he has a wife when he comes, she must go with him.

Exodus 21:7

“Suppose a man sells his daughter as a servant. Then she can’t go free as male servants do.

Exodus 22:3

But suppose it happens after the sun has come up. Then you are guilty of murder. “Anyone who steals must pay for whatever they steal. But suppose the thief does not have anything. Then the thief must be sold to pay for what was stolen.

Leviticus 25:54

“ ‘Suppose they are not bought back in any of those ways. Then they and their children must still be set free in the Year of Jubilee.

Matthew 18:25

The man was not able to pay. So his master gave an order. The man, his wife, his children, and all he owned had to be sold to pay back what he owed.

1 Corinthians 6:20

Christ has paid the price for you. So use your bodies in a way that honors God.

Deuteronomy 15:1

At the end of every seven years you must forgive people what they owe you.

Deuteronomy 15:18

Don’t think you are being cheated when you set your servants free. After all, they have served you for six years. The service of each of them has been worth twice as much as the service of a hired worker. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 31:10

Then Moses commanded them, “You must read this law at the end of every seven years. Do it in the year when you forgive people what they owe. Read it during the Feast of Booths.