Do not sell a Hebrew as a non-Hebrew is sold
Commandment 505ProhibitionParashat B'harSlaves
Scripture
For they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt; they are not to be sold in a slave sale.
Hebrew
מב כִּי-עֲבָדַי הֵם, אֲשֶׁר-הוֹצֵאתִי אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם; לֹא יִמָּכְרוּ, מִמְכֶּרֶת עָבֶד.
Greek
42 διότι οἰκέται μού εἰσιν οὗτοι, οὓς ἐξήγαγον ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, οὐ πραθήσεται ἐν πράσει οἰκέτου·
Classification
- Parashah: B'har
- Sefer HaChinuch: 345
- Mishneh Torah: Acquisition — Slaves
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.