Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws
Commandment 504Positive commandmentParashat MishpatimSlaves
Scripture
"If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment.
Hebrew
ב כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי, שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים יַעֲבֹד; וּבַשְּׁבִעִת--יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי, חִנָּם.
Greek
2 ἐὰν κτήσῃ παῖδα Εβραῖον, ἓξ ἔτη δουλεύσει σοι· τῷ δὲ ἑβδόμῳ ἔτει ἀπελεύσεται ἐλεύθερος δωρεάν.
Classification
- Parashah: Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 42
- Mishneh Torah: Acquisition — Slaves
Stated in
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