“If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.”
If someone is caught kidnapping another Israelite, enslaving or selling the Israelite, then that kidnapper shall die; so you shall purge the evil from your midst — the law against kidnapping carries capital punishment, the same severity as murder. The kidnapper violates the fundamental covenant by reducing a brother to chattel.
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