A sojourner or stranger — Rather, a foreigner who has settled among you. See Leviticus 16:29, note; Exodus 20:10, note.

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And as a yearly hired servant he shall be. —Better, As a yearly servant, etc., without the “and,” which is not i…

[And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him Being redeemable every year, and upon his redemption might quit his …

A native Israelite, if sold for debt or for a crime, was to serve only six years and to go out free in the seventh. If he sold himself because of p…