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Deu 15:12 — [And] if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		Deu 15:1; Exd 21:2-6; Lev 25:39-41; Jer 34:14; Jhn 8:35,36

Correlating Passages

Related Verses

	Deu 15:1	At the end of [every] seven years thou shalt make a release.
	Exd 21:2	If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
	Exd 21:3	If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
	Exd 21:4	If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
	Exd 21:5	And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
	Exd 21:6	Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
	Lev 25:39	And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
	Lev 25:40	[But] as an hired servant, [and] as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, [and] shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
	Lev 25:41	And [then] shall he depart from thee, [both] he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
	Jer 34:14	At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
	Jhn 8:35	And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth ever.
	Jhn 8:36	If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 15:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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