Exodus 21:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

Laws Concerning the Treatment of Slaves

21 ⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Here are the legal decisions to be used by the Israelites:

² “Whenever you buy a Hebrew slave, he will be your slave for six years. In the seventh year he may leave as a free man, without paying for his freedom. ³ If he comes to you by himself, he must leave by himself. If he comes as a married man, his wife may leave with him.