- the cause:
- "And if¹ a manª smiteª°¹ his servant,ª or¹¹ his maid,ª with a rod,ª and he dieª° under¹ his hand;ª he shall be surely²° punished.ª° ... Notwithstanding,ª if¹ he continueª° a dayª or¹ two,²¹ he shall not¹ be punished:ª° for¹ he¹ [is] his money.ª" {Exd 21:20-21} + "And if¹ a manª smiteª°¹ the eyeª of his servant,ª or¹¹ the eyeª of his maid,ª that it perish;ª° he shall let him goª° freeª for² his eye's² sake.¹¹ ... And if¹ he smite²° out¹ his manservant'sª tooth,ª or¹ his maidservant'sª tooth;ª he shall let him goª° freeª for his tooth's² sake.¹¹" {Exd 21:26-27} + "Thou shalt not¹ ruleª° over him with rigour;ª but shalt fear²° thy God.ª¹¹" {Lev 25:43} + "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 25:46} + "[And] if¹ thy brother,ª an Hebrew man,ª or¹ an Hebrew woman,ª be soldª° unto thee, and serveª° thee sixª years;ª then in the seventhª yearª thou shalt let him goª° freeª from¹¹ thee. ... And thou shalt rememberª° that¹ thou wast¹ a bondmanª in the landª of Egypt,ª and the LORDª thy Godª redeemedª° thee: therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee¹ this¹ thingª to day.ª" {Deu 15:12-15} + "At the endª¹ of sevenª yearsª let ye goª° every manª¹ his brotherª an Hebrew,ª which¹ hath been soldª° unto thee; and when he hath servedª° thee sixª years,ª thou shalt let him goª° freeª from¹¹ thee: but your fathersª hearkenedª° not¹ unto¹ me, neither¹ inclinedª°¹ their ear.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Ye¹ have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me, in proclaimingª° liberty,ª every oneª to his brother,ª and every manª to his neighbour:ª behold,¹ I proclaimª° a libertyª for you, saithª° the LORD,ª to¹ the sword,ª to¹ the pestilence,ª and to¹ the famine;ª and I will makeª° you to be removedª°² into all¹ the kingdomsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 34:14-17} + "And,ª ye masters,ª doª° the¹ same thingsª untoª them,ª forbearingª° threatening:ª knowingª° thatª yourª² Masterª alsoª isª° inª heaven;ª neitherªª is¹ there²° respect of personsª withª him.ª" {Eph 6:9} + "Masters,ª giveª° unto [your] servantsª that which is justª andª equal;ª knowingª° thatª yeª alsoª haveª° a Masterª inª heaven.ª" {Col 4:1}
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