Deuteronomy 15:12–18

¹²“^aIf your brother, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you, then he shall serve you six years, but in the seventh year you shall ¹let him go to be free from you.

¹³“When you ¹let him go to be free from you, you shall not ²let him go empty-handed.

¹⁴“You shall furnish him generously from your flock and from your threshing floor and from your wine vat; you shall give to him as Yahweh your God has blessed you.

¹⁵“And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you ¹this today.

¹⁶“And it will be that, ^aif he says to you, ‘I will not go out from you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he fares well with you;

¹⁷then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also you shall do likewise to your maidservant.

¹⁸“It shall not seem hard in your sight when you ¹let him go to be free from you, for he has given you six years with ²double the service of a hired man; so Yahweh your God will bless you in whatever you do.