Exodus 21:16

16 a“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found bin possession of him, shall be put to death.

Deuteronomy 24:7

7 cIf a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he dtreats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. eSo you shall purge the evil from your midst.

Deuteronomy 28:68

68And the Lord fwill bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that gyou should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”

Nehemiah 5:4-5

4And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for hthe king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards. 5Now iour flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet jwe are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.”

Nehemiah 5:8

8and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, khave bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say.

Isaiah 50:1

Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience

1 Thus says the Lord:
Where is lyour mother’s certificate of divorce,
with which mI sent her away?
Or nwhich of my creditors is it
to whom I have sold you?
oBehold, for your iniquities you were sold,
and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

Ezekiel 27:13

13 pJavan, qTubal, and rMeshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

Amos 2:6

Judgment on Israel

6Thus says the Lord:

s“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because tthey sell the righteous for usilver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals
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