Bible Verses

Slaves Of Their Own People If your brother becomes poor and sells himself to you, do not treat him like a slave,

I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of the Canaanites and to be your God.

Do not lend him your silver at interest, nor your food for profit.

 Do not charge him interest, but fear your God, so that your brother may live among you.

Social Conduct If your brother becomes poor and cannot support himself, help him. Help this stranger or guest so that they can live with you.

The lands in their towns must never be sold; they are their permanent property.

Any house in a Levite town can return to them during the Jubilee, for the houses in the Levite towns are their possession among the Israelites.

As for the towns of the Levites, their houses belong to the Levites, and they have the right to redeem what is sold to them permanently.

Houses in villages without a surrounding wall are considered fields; they have redemption rights and can be released in a Jubilee year.

If it is not redeemed by the end of a complete year, the house in the walled city shall permanently belong to the buyer and his descendants, and it shall not be released in the Jubilee year.