Exo 21:2, 23:10-11, Lev 25:2-4, Deu 31:10, Isa 61:1-3, Jer 36:8-18 | ESV | STEP | When you buy a Hebrew slave , he shall serve six years , and in the seventh he shall go out free , for nothing .

Exodus 21:2

2 ^aWhen you buy a Hebrew slave, ^{▼▼Or servant; the Hebrew term ‘ebed designates a range of social and economic roles; also verses 5, 6, 7, 20, 21, 26, 27, 32 (see Preface)} he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing.

Exodus 23:10-11

Laws About the Sabbath and Festivals

10 ^c“For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, 11 but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the beasts of the field may eat. You shall do likewise with your vineyard, and with your olive orchard.

Leviticus 25:2-4

2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into ^dthe land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the Lord. 3 For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits, 4 but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the Lord. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.

Deuteronomy 31:10

10 And Moses commanded them, ^e“At the end of every seven years, at the set time in the year of release, at ^fthe Feast of Booths,

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^gThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^hanointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^jthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}
2 ^lto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^mand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
ⁿto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^othe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^pthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ^qthat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Jeremiah 36:8-18

8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did all that Jeremiah the prophet ordered him about reading from the scroll the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.

9 ^sIn the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, ^tin the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem ^uproclaimed a fast before the Lord. 10 Then, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the scroll, in the house of the Lord, in ^vthe chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper court, at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.

11 When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, son of ^wShaphan, heard all the words of the Lord from the scroll, 12 he went down to the king’s house, into the secretary’s chamber, and ^xall the officials were sitting there: ^yElishama the secretary, ^zDelaiah the son of Shemaiah, ^aaElnathan ^abthe son of Achbor, ^acGemariah the son of ^adShaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the officials. 13 And Micaiah told them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the scroll in the hearing of the people. 14 Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, son of ^aeShelemiah, son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, “Take in your hand the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. 15 And they said to him, “Sit down and read it.” So Baruch read it to them. 16 When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear. And they said to Baruch, ^af“We must report all these words to the king.” 17 Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?” 18 Baruch answered them, “He dictated all these words to me, ^agwhile I wrote them with ink on the scroll.”