DEUTERONOMY 15:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.”
Do not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because his service to you these six years has been worth twice as much as that of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do — the economic calculation reframes the slave's release: six years of service provides more value than hiring free labor would cost. The master is blessed economically by liberating the slave.
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