34. But the pasture land round the Levite cities shall never be sold; it is their property for ever.
35. If a fellow-Israelite living near you becomes poor and cannot support himself or herself, you must provide for them as you would for hired servants, so that they can continue to live near you.
36. Do not charge them any interest, but obey God and let your fellow-Israelites live near you.
37. Do not make them pay interest on the money you lend them, and do not make a profit on the food you sell them.
38. This is the command of the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt in order to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
39. If a fellow-Israelite living near you becomes so poor that he sells himself to you as a slave, you shall not make him do the work of a slave.
40. He shall stay with you as a hired servant and serve you until the next Year of Restoration.