Devarim 15:11-13

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹¹ For the poor shall never cease out of ha’aretz; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

¹² And if thy brother, an Ivri (a Hebrew), or an Ivriyyah (Hebrew woman), be sold unto thee, and serve thee shesh shanim; then in the shanah hashevi’it thou shalt let him go free from thee.

¹³ And when thou sendest him out chafshi (free) from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty-handed: