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40 But as a sakhir, and as a toshav, he shall be among thee, and shall serve thee unto the Shnat HaYovel.

41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his banim with him, and shall return unto his own mishpochah, and unto the Achuzzat of his Avot shall he return.

42 For they are My Eved, which I brought forth out of Eretz Mitzrayim; they shall not be sold in the manner of an eved.

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40 They are to be treated as hired workers(A) or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. 41 Then they and their children are to be released, and they will go back to their own clans and to the property(B) of their ancestors.(C) 42 Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt,(D) they must not be sold as slaves.

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