51-52 He must refund a part of the purchase price according to the number of years left,
53 as if he had been hired on an annual basis. His master must not treat him harshly.
54 If he is not set free in any of these ways, he and his children must be set free in the next Year of Restoration.
55 An Israelite cannot be a permanent slave, because the people of Israel are the Lord's slaves. He brought them out of Egypt; he is the Lord their God.