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[And] if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Deuteronomy 15:12 — KJV
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Deuteronomy 15:12
King James Version (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 15:12
Verse 12 of 23
Commentary
Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:12
Theological / DevotionalIf thy brother. Compare Ex. 21:2-6; Jer. 34:9-14. A man could make himself a slave, or be made one by court order. In any case the Israelite slaves were to be well treated by their brethren; and if not redeemed earlier, were set free in the seventh year.
See Ex. 21:20, 26, 27; Lev. 25:39, for restrictions on the master’s treatment of slaves.
The seventh year. The sabbatical year affected all walks of life (Lev. 25:2). But the seventh year, that saw the slave’s release, should not be confused with the years that find their completion in the sabbatical year. The year of the slave’s release followed six years of servitude, and might or might not coincide with the sabbatical year. Slavery was an institution of the social order of the times. But God ordained laws to protect slaves as children of God, as brethren in the religious community, and as citizens in a social order which had as its goal, free men.
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