And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
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Interpretation
A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for a son of Abraham.
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This thought runs through Leviticus 25:51-55.