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Friday, November 22, 2024

mitzvot on Slaves VS Servants

 Not to compel the Hebrew servant to do the work of a slave (Lev. 25:39) (negative

  1. Not to sell a Hebrew servant as a slave (Lev. 25:42) (negative).
  2. Not to treat a Hebrew servant rigorously (Lev. 25:43) (negative).

  1. To deal judicially with the Hebrew bondman in accordance with the laws appertaining to him (Ex. 21:2-6) (affirmative).
  1. Not to permit a gentile to treat harshly a Hebrew bondman sold to him (Lev. 25:53) (negative).
  2. Not to send away a Hebrew bondman servant empty handed, when he is freed from service (Deut. 15:13) (negative).
  3. To bestow liberal gifts upon the Hebrew bondsman (at the end of his term of service), and the same should be done to a Hebrew



Leviticus 25:55 in Other Translations55 For it is to me that the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 55 For the people of Israel belong to me. They are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt.

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