Maimonides
Not to compel the Hebrew servant to do the work of a slave, as it is said, “(And if thy brother…. be sold unto thee) thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondman” (Lev. 25:39).
Leviticus 25:39
- KJV
- And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
- ASV
- And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
- WEB
- “‘If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to serve as a slave.
- JPS
- And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.