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- "Thus¹ have I been twentyª yearsª in thy house;ª I served¹ thee²° fourteenªª yearsª for thy twoª daughters,ª and sixª yearsª for thy cattle:ª and thou hast changedª°¹ my wagesª tenª times.ª" {Gen 31:41} + "And Labanª saidª° unto Jacob,ª Because¹ thou¹ [art] my brother,ª shouldest thou therefore serveª° me for nought?ª tellª° me, what¹ [shall] thy wagesª [be]? ... And Jacobª servedª° sevenª yearsª for Rachel;ª and they seemedª¹ unto him [but] a fewª days,ª for the love¹ he had² to her." {Gen 29:15-20} + "Fulfilª° herª week,ª and we will giveª° thee¹ this¹ also¹ for the serviceª which¹ thou shalt serveª° with¹ me yet¹ sevenª otherª years.ª ... And he went inª° also¹ unto¹ Rachel,ª and he lovedª° also¹¹ Rachelª more than Leah,ª¹ and servedª° with¹ him yet¹ sevenª otherª years.ª" {Gen 29:27-30} + "Giveª° [me]¹ my wivesª and my children,ª for² whom¹¹ I have servedª° thee, and let me go:²°¹ for¹ thou¹ knowestª°¹ my serviceª which¹ I have doneª° thee." {Gen 30:26} + "And if¹ a manª sellª°¹ his daughterª to be a maidservant,ª she shall not¹ go outª° as the menservantsª do.ª° ... And if¹ he doª° not¹ these¹ threeª unto her, then shall she go outª° freeª without¹ money.ª" {Exd 21:7-11} + "And I saidª° unto them, We¹ after our abilityª have redeemedª°¹ our brethrenª the Jews,ª which were soldª° unto the heathen;ª and will ye¹ even¹ sellª°¹ your brethren?ª or shall they be soldª° unto us? Then held they their peace,ª° and foundª° nothingª¹ [to answer]." {Neh 5:8}
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