- to proclaim:
- "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" {Jer 34:14} + "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 34:17} + "If¹ thou buyª° an Hebrewª servant,ª sixª yearsª he shall serve:ª° and in the seventhª he shall go outª° freeª for nothing.ª ... If¹ his masterª have givenª° him a wife,ª and she have bornª° him sonsª or¹ daughters;ª the wifeª and her childrenª shall be¹ her master's,ª and he¹ shall go outª° by himself.ª" {Exd 21:2-4} + "And sixª yearsª thou shalt sowª°¹ thy land,ª and shalt gather²° in¹¹ the fruitsª thereof: ... But the seventhª [year] thou shalt let it restª° and lie²° still;¹ that the poorª of thy peopleª may eat:ª° and what they leaveª the beastsª of the fieldª shall eat.ª° In like manner¹ thou shalt dealª° with thy vineyard,ª [and] with thy oliveyard.ª" {Exd 23:10-11} + "And ye shall hallowª°¹ the fiftiethª² year,ª and proclaimª° libertyª throughout [all] the landª unto all¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof: it¹ shall be¹ a jubileª unto you; and ye shall returnª° every manª unto¹ his possession,ª and ye shall returnª° every manª unto¹ his family.ª" {Lev 25:10} + "And if¹ thy brotherª [that dwelleth] by¹ thee be waxen poor,ª° and be soldª° unto thee; thou shalt not¹ compel²° him to serve²¹ as a bondservant:ª¹ ... 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 25:39-46} + "[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." {Deu 15:12} + "And there was¹ a greatª cryª of the peopleª and of their wivesª against¹ their brethrenª the Jews.ª ... Also¹ I shookª° my lap,ª and said,ª° So¹ Godª shake outª°¹ every¹ manª from his house,ª¹ and from his labour,ª¹ that¹ performethª° not¹¹ this¹ promise,ª even thus¹ be¹ he shaken out,ª° and emptied.ª And all¹ the congregationª said,ª° Amen,ª and praisedª°¹ the LORD.ª And the peopleª didª° according to this¹ promise.ª" {Neh 5:1-13} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª°" {Isa 61:1}
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