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NASB | Exodus 21:2 ¶ "If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 21:2 ¶ "If you purchase a Hebrew servant [because of his debt or poverty], he shall serve six years, and in the seventh [year] he shall leave as a free man, paying nothing. [Lev 25:39] |
Bible Question: Wasn't a slave in Biblical times more like a servant? |
Bible Answer: Scripture ... Exo 21:1-11; Lev 19:20-22; 25:44-46; Deu 15:12-18, 21:10-14; Eph 6:5-9; Col 3:22; 1Ti 6:1; Tit 2:9 ... God's day to you, merrilee, The Bible had strict rules on slavery. The slaves were owned and they served. The masters had rules. Study Philemon. Continue to ask and share, Searcher |
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