39 If a fellow-Israelite living near you becomes so poor that he sells himself to you as a slave, you shall not make him do the work of a slave.
40 He shall stay with you as a hired servant and serve you until the next Year of Restoration.
41 At that time he and his children shall leave you and return to his family and to the property of his ancestors.
42 The people of Israel are the Lord's slaves, and he brought them out of Egypt; they must not be sold into slavery.
43 Do not treat them harshly, but obey your God.
44 If you need slaves, you may buy them from the nations round you.
45 You may also buy the children of the foreigners who are living among you. Such children born in your land may become your property,