Deuteronony
12 If
any of your people—Hebrew men or women—sell themselves to you and serve
you six years, in the seventh year you must let them go free.
13 And when you release them, do not send them away empty-handed.
14 Supply them liberally from your flock, your threshing floor and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.
*** 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt {sinners in the world} and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I give you this command today.
16 But if your servant says to you, “I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your family and is well off with you,
17 then
take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door, and he will
become your servant for life. Do the same for your female servant.
18 Do
not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because their
service to you these six years has been worth twice as much as that of a
hired hand. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
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