39. “If an Israelite becomes poor and sells himself to you, don’t work him like a slave.
40. He will be like a hired worker or a visitor to you. He may work with you until the year of jubilee.
41. Then you will release him and his children to go back to their family and the property of their ancestors.
42. They are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. They must never be sold as slaves.
43. Do not treat them harshly. Fear your God.
44. “You may have male and female slaves, but buy them from the nations around you.
45. You may also buy them from the foreigners living among you and from their families born in your country. They will be your property.