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