Leviticus 25:35–43

Lending to the Poor

³⁵‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and ²falls into poverty among you, then you shall ^hhelp him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. ³⁶ⁱTake no usury or interest from him; but ^jfear your God, that your brother may live with you. ³⁷You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit. ^38kI am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

The Law Concerning Slavery

³⁹‘And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave. ⁴⁰As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee. ⁴¹And then he shall depart from you—he and his children ^lwith him—and shall return to his own family. He shall return to the possession of his fathers. ⁴²For they are ^mMy servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves. ⁴³ⁿYou shall not rule over him ^owith ³rigor, but you ^pshall fear your God.