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But the field of the common-land of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession.
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'If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.
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Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.
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You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit.
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I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
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'And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave.
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As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.
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And then he shall depart from you--he and his children with him--and shall return to his own family. He shall return to the possession of his fathers.
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For they are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves.
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You shall not rule over him with rigor, but you shall fear your God.
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And as for your male and female slaves whom you may have--from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.