- commanded:
- "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" {Lev 25:39} + "Now there criedª° a certainª womanª of the wivesª¹ of the sonsª of the prophetsª unto¹ Elisha,ª saying,ª° Thy servantª my husbandª is dead;ª° and thou¹ knowestª° that¹ thy servantª did¹ fear²¹¹ the LORD:ª and the creditorª° is comeª° to takeª° unto him¹ my twoª sonsª to be bondmen.ª" {2Kg 4:1} + "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} + "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} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Where¹ [is] the billª of your mother'sª divorcement,ª whom¹ I have put away?ª° or¹ which¹ of my creditorsª°¹ [is it] to whom¹ I have soldª° you? Behold,¹ for your iniquitiesª have ye sold²° yourselves,¹ and for your transgressionsª is your motherª put away.ª°" {Isa 50:1}
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