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Leviticus 25:39-44 Common English Bible (CEB)

39. If one of your fellow Israelites faces financial difficulty with you and sells themselves to you, you must not make him work as a slave.

40. Instead, they will be like a hired laborer or foreign guest to you. They will work for you until the Jubilee year,

41. at which point the poor Israelite along with their children will be released from you. They can return to their extended family and to their family property.

42. You must do this because these people are my servants—I brought them out of Egypt’s land. They must not be sold as slaves.

43. You will not harshly rule over them but must fear your God.

44. Regarding male or female slaves that you are allowed to have: You can buy a male or a female slave from the nations that are around you.

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