Mitzvah #504 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws“
Scripture Reference: EXO 21:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי, שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים יַעֲבֹד; וּבַשְּׁבִעִת--יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי, חִנָּם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
2 ἐὰν κτήσῃ παῖδα Εβραῖον, ἓξ ἔτη δουλεύσει σοι· τῷ δὲ ἑβδόμῳ ἔτει ἀπελεύσεται ἐλεύθερος δωρεάν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #42
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Acquisition (Buch 12)
Section: Slaves
Systematic Category (P119f) Slaves and Servants