Deuteronomy 15:12 meaning and explanation

If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

Deuteronomy 15:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses speaks to Israel on the plains of Moab, shaping a people once enslaved in Egypt into a free society. This law limits the servitude of a fellow Hebrew, man or woman, to six years, with release in the seventh.

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