Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
Parallel translations
- WEB As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee:
- KJV But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
- NKJV As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.
- NASB He shall be with you as a hired worker, as if he were a foreign resident; he shall serve with you up to the year of jubilee.
- NLT Treat him instead as a hired worker or as a temporary resident who lives with you, and he will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee.
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Such a man was to be treated as a hired worker until the Jubilee. His servitude was temporary and humane.
Overview
The indentured Israelite was to serve like a paid laborer, not a slave, and only until the year of release. This humane arrangement limited the duration and harshness of his service. The built-in liberty at Jubilee reflected God's mercy and the hope of restoration for the burdened.
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- Exod 21:2–3If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
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