Deuteronomy:15:12-18

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* If thy brother , the Hebrew , or a Hebrew woman , be sold unto thee , he shall serve thee six years ; and in the seventh year shalt thou let him go free from thee . * And when thou lettest him go out free from thee , thou shalt not let him go away empty : * Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flocks , and out of thy threshing –floor , and out of thy wine –press ; wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee , that shalt thou give unto him . * And thou shalt remember that thou hast been a bond –man in the land of Egypt , and that the Lord thy God hath redeemed thee ; therefore do I command thee this thing today . * And it shall be , if he say unto thee , I will not go away from thee ; because he loveth thee and thy house , because he is well with thee : * Then shalt thou take an awl , and thrust it through his ear unto the door , and he shall be unto thee a servant for ever ; and also unto thy maid –servant shalt thou do likewise . * It shall not seem hard unto thee , when thou sendest him away free from thee , that for double the wages of a hired laborer hath he served thee six years ; and the Lord thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest .

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