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If a man be found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shall you put away the evil from the midst of you.
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A Crime Equal to Murder
Commentators like John Calvin explain that man-stealing was a capital offense because robbing a person of their liberty was considered almost as severe as taking their life. Unlike other thefts that could be settled by restitution, this crime demanded the death penalty, highlighting the supreme value God places on human freedom and dignity within His covenant community.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Deuteronomy 21:14; and Exodus 21:16.
19th Century
Anglican
If a man be found stealing (a soul) any of his brethren ... —See Exodus 21:16.
Take heed in the plague…
16th Century
Protestant
The same punishment is here deservedly proclaimed against man-stealers as against murderers. For the condition of slaves was so wretched that liber…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel Whether grow…
It is of great consequence that love be maintained between husband and wife, and that they carefully avoid everything that might cause them to beco…
