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For to me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am Yahweh your God.
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God's Exclusive Ownership
Commentators agree that this verse provides the theological foundation for all the preceding laws about Israelite servitude. Because God redeemed the people from bondage in Egypt, they belong exclusively to Him. This divine ownership means no Israelite can be subjected to permanent, chattel slavery, as their ultimate master is God Himself.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
For unto me the children of Israel are servants. —See Leviticus 25:38; Leviticus 25:42.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For unto me the children of Israel [are] servants And therefore not to be perpetual servants to men, as those who ar…
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…
