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Jeremiah 34:14

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34:14“Every seven years each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you for six years, you shall set them free.”25 But your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention to me.

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  1. 25 Compare Deut 15:12–18 for the complete statement of this law. Here only the first part of it is cited.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

‘At the end of seven years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.’ But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

‘Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you six years, you must let them go free.’ Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay attention to me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

‘At the end of seven years, each of you must let his fellow Hebrew who sold himself to you go. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free from your service.’ But your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention.

NLTNew Living Translation

I told them that every Hebrew slave must be freed after serving six years. But your ancestors paid no attention to me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“At the end of seven years you must let go each one his fellow countryman, the Hebrew who has been sold to you and who has served you six years, and you must let him go free from you.” But your ancestors did not listen to me, and they did not incline their ears.

KJV 1900King James Version

At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.