And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Si ton frère devient pauvre près de toi, et qu'il se vende à toi, tu ne lui imposeras point le travail d'un esclave.
KJV
And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
Philo Judaeus
De Specialibus Legibus (lib. i‑iv)
σὰς om. M 21 τὰς om. M (Tisch.) 23 μηδὲ R: μήδ’ MF (v) ἐπαναστάσεσιν M 4 Exod. 21,2. Deut. 15,12. 14 Lev. 25,39. 40. 22 Lev. 25,43.46. μεμετρημένας· τὸ γὰρ „μηδὲν ἄγαν“ ἐπὶ πάντων ἄριστον καὶ μάλιστα πρὸς οἰκέτας δεσποτῶν. ὑπηρετηθεὶς μέντοι χρόνον αὐταρκέστατον, ἑξαετίαν, ὅταν ὁ…
Philo Judaeus
De Virtutibus
v) οὑν om. F 17 αὐτοὺς S ἀνάξιον μηδέν SCG 2: μηδὲν ἀνάξιον (ἂξιον Α) ceteri (v) τῆς] τοῖς S 16 sqq. Lev. 25,39. 40. Exod. 21,2. Deut. 15,12. 16 sqq. Clem. Alex. 1. 1. ἔτι τοὺς ἐπὶ τροφῆ δουλεύοντας ἀτιμάζεσθαι κωλύει, τοῖς τε ἐκ δανείων καταὸουλωθεῖσιν ἐκεχειρίαν τὴν εἰς πᾶν οἰδ…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
bound to the service of God, He did not wish them to be slaves in perpetuity. Hence it is written ( Lev. 25:39 , seqq.): "If thy brother, constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee, thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants: but he shall be as a hireling and a…
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