Leviticus 25:46-48

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁴⁶ You may even bequeath them to your sons after you, to receive as a possession; you can use them as permanent slaves. ^(A)But in respect to your ^[a]countrymen, the sons of Israel, you shall not rule with severity over one another.

Of Redeeming a Poor Man

⁴⁷ ‘Now if the ^[b]means of a stranger or of a sojourner with you becomes sufficient, and a ^[c]countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to him as to sell himself to a stranger who is sojourning with you, or to the descendants of a stranger’s family, ⁴⁸ then he shall have redemption right after he has been sold. One of his brothers may redeem him,