Exodus 21:2
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.”Exodus 21:2
What Does Exodus 21:2 Mean?
Exodus 21:2 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 21, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Freedom.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 21:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Leviticus 25:39“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:”Deuteronomy 15:12“And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.”Exodus 22:3“If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”Exodus 12:44“But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.”Leviticus 25:40“But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:”Deuteronomy 15:1“At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.”Deuteronomy 15:18“It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.”Exodus 21:7“And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.”Leviticus 25:54“And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.”Deuteronomy 31:10“And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,”Nehemiah 5:1“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”Nehemiah 5:8“And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.”Jeremiah 34:8“This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;”Genesis 17:13“He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.”Genesis 27:28“Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:”Genesis 27:36“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?”2 Kings 4:1“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.”Matthew 18:25“But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.”Romans 7:14“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.”1 Corinthians 6:20“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
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