- thy manservant:
- "Sixª daysª thou shalt doª° thy work,ª and on the seventhª dayª thou shalt rest:ª° that¹ thine oxª and thine assª may rest,ª° and the sonª of thy handmaid,ª and the stranger,ª may be refreshed.ª°" {Exd 23:12} + "Both thy bondmen,ª and thy bondmaids,ª which¹ thou shalt have,¹ [shall be] of¹¹ the heathenª that¹ are round aboutª you; of¹ them shall ye buyª° bondmenª and bondmaids.ª ... And ye shall take them as an inheritanceª°¹ for your childrenª afterª you, to inheritª° [them for] a possession;ª they shall be your bondmenª° for ever:ª but over your brethrenª the childrenª of Israel,ª ye shall not¹ ruleª° oneª over anotherª with rigour.ª" {Lev 25:44-46} + "Yet now¹ our fleshª [is] as the fleshª of our brethren,ª our childrenª as their children:ª and, lo,¹ we¹ bring into bondageª°¹ our sonsª and our daughtersª to be servants,ª and [some] of our daughtersª¹ areª brought unto bondageª° [already]: neither¹ [is it] in our powerªª [to redeem them]; for other¹ men² have our landsª and vineyards.ª" {Neh 5:5}
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