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An Israelite who sold his labor after becoming poor works beside the household as a paid worker and sojourner, not under harsh rule. At Jubilee he leaves freely with his children and returns to clan and ancestral land. Broken yoke bars near the Egypt road recall deliverance. No whipping, chains, auction, forced labor, hierarchy pose, or visible deity.
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Leviticus 25:39-43

A poor brother treated as a worker

Sabbath Years and Jubilee · Leviticus 25

Story guide: An Israelite who sold his labor after becoming poor works beside the household as a paid worker and sojourner, not under harsh rule. At Jubilee he leaves freely with his children and returns to clan and ancestral land. Broken yoke bars near the Egypt road recall deliverance. No whipping, chains, auction, forced labor, hierarchy pose, or visible deity.

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39And if your brother becomes poor with you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a servant.

40He shall be with you like a hired worker, like a sojourner; he shall serve with you until the year of jubilee.

41Then he and his sons with him shall go out from you, and he shall return to his clan and return to the property of his fathers.

42For they are my servants, whom I brought out from the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as servants are sold.

43You shall not rule over him harshly, but you shall fear your God.

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