⁴⁴ “‘As for^[a] your^[b] slave and your^[c] slave woman who are^[d] yours,^[e] from the nations that are all around you,^[f] from them you^[g] may buy a slave or^[h] a slave woman. ⁴⁵ And you^[i] may buy also from the children^[j] of the temporary residents who are dwelling with you as aliens and from their clan who are with you, who have children in your land; indeed,^[k] they may be as property for you. ⁴⁶ And you^[l] may pass them on as an inheritance to your^[m] sons^[n] after you^[o] to take possession of as property for all time^[p]—you^[q] may let them work. But^[r] as for your^[s] countrymen,^[t] the Israelites,^[u] you^[v] shall not rule with ruthlessness over one another.^[w]