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For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondservants.
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God's Redeemed Servants
All commentators agree that this law is rooted in God's redemptive act in the Exodus. Because God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, He claims them as His servants. This divine ownership takes precedence over any human claim, preventing any Israelite from being treated as mere property or a permanent slave by another person.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
For they are my servants. —This is a clue to the whole system of Hebrew servitude. These poverty-stricken men, who are dr…
16th Century
Protestant
For they are my servants. God here declares that His own right is invaded when those, whom He claims as His property, are taken into subje…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt The Lord r…
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Presbyterian
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…
