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Exodus 21:1-2
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Chapter 21

Laws Concerning Slaves. 1 “These are the decrees that you will set before them.

2 “When you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve you for six years and in the seventh year he will go free, without paying anything.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 21:2 God did not forbid slavery, but he clearly wanted to set limits on it. Perpetual slavery would not be tolerated.
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