"At the endª¹ of [every] sevenª yearsª thou shalt makeª° a release.ª" {Deu 15:1} + "If¹ thou buyª° an Hebrewª servant,ª sixª yearsª he shall serve:ª° and in the seventhª he shall go outª° freeª for nothing.ª ... Then his masterª shall bringª° him unto¹ the judges;ª he shall also bringª° him to¹ the door,ª or¹ unto¹ the door post;ª and his masterª shall bore²° his ear² through¹¹¹ with an aul;ª and he shall serveª° him for ever.ª" {Exd 21:2-6} + "And if¹ thy brotherª [that dwelleth] by¹ thee be waxen poor,ª° and be soldª° unto thee; thou shalt not¹ compel²° him to serve²¹ as a bondservant:ª¹ ... And [then] shall he departª° from¹¹ thee, [both] he¹ and his childrenª with¹ him, and shall returnª° unto¹ his own family,ª and unto¹ the possessionª of his fathersª shall he return.ª°" {Lev 25:39-41} + "At the endª¹ of sevenª yearsª let ye goª° every manª¹ his brotherª an Hebrew,ª which¹ hath been soldª° unto thee; and when he hath servedª° thee sixª years,ª thou shalt let him goª° freeª from¹¹ thee: but your fathersª hearkenedª° not¹ unto¹ me, neither¹ inclinedª°¹ their ear.ª" {Jer 34:14} + "Andª the¹ servantª abidethª° notª inª the¹ houseª for² ever:ª¹ [but] the¹ Sonª abidethª°² ever.ª¹ ... Ifª the¹ Sonª thereforeª shall make²° you² free,ª°¹ ye shall beª° freeª indeed.ª" {Jhn 8:35-36} |
