Jeremiah 34:14 (WEB)
At the end of seven years, every man of you shall release his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years. You shall let him go free from you. But your fathers didn’t listen to me, and didn’t incline their ear.
Fathers and councils · 1
“But what need is there to point out how agreeable to sound reason, and unattended with injury either to master or slave, was the law that one of the same faith should not be allowed to continue in slavery more than six years?” — editor's note: Cf. Ex. xxi. 2 and Jer. xxxiv. 14. [An important comment on Mosaic servitude.]
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Parallel passages
Deuteronomy 15:12 and Jeremiah 34:14 share the same wording (12 words).
Deuteronomy 15:18 and Jeremiah 34:14 share the same wording (10 words).
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Cited together in Against Celsus V.43.