If you set them free, you must not send them away empty-handed.

but then<n id="1" /> he may go free,<n id="2" /> he and his children with him, and may return to his family and to the property of his ancestors.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">If your fellow Hebrew<n id="1" /> &#8211; whether male or female<n id="2" /> &#8211; is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you must let that servant<n id="3" /> go free.<n id="4" />

However, if the servant<n id="1" /> says to you, &#8220;I do not want to leave<n id="2" /> you,&#8221; because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,

When you make a vow to the <sc>Lordsc> your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he<n id="1" /> will surely<n id="2" /> hold you accountable as a sinner.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Moses said, &#8220;I am going to go out<n id="1" /> from you and pray to the <sc>Lordsc>, and the swarms of flies will go away from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow. Only do not let Pharaoh deal falsely again<n id="2" /> by not releasing<n id="3" /> the people to sacrifice to the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now, Israel, what does the <sc>Lordsc> your God require of you except to revere him,<n id="1" /> to obey all his commandments,<n id="2" /> to love him, to serve him<n id="3" /> with all your mind and being,<n id="4" />

You should not consider it difficult to let him go free, for he will have served you for six years, twice<n id="1" /> the time of a hired worker; the <sc>Lordsc> your God will bless you in everything you do.p>

Araunah said, &#8220;Why has my lord the king come to his servant?&#8221; David replied, &#8220;To buy from you the threshing floor so I can build an altar for the <sc>Lordsc>, so that the plague may be removed from the people.&#8221;

But the <sc>Lordsc> had told Ahijah, &#8220;Look, Jeroboam&#8217;s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her so-and-so.<n id="1" /> When she comes, she will be in a disguise.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, &#8220;What can I do for you,<n id="1" /> before I am taken away from you?&#8221; Elisha answered, &#8220;May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your great reputation<n id="1" /> and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds;<n id="2" /> they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

&#8220;Every seven years each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you for six years, you shall set them free.&#8221;<n id="1" /> But your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention to me.