Negative Commandment #505 of 613
Do not sell a Hebrew as a non-Hebrew is sold
Commandment #505 — a prohibition from Leviticus 25:42, classified under Slaves and Servants in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“For they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt; they are not to be sold in a slave sale.”
— Leviticus 25:42
Hebrew
מב כִּי-עֲבָדַי הֵם, אֲשֶׁר-הוֹצֵאתִי אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם; לֹא יִמָּכְרוּ, מִמְכֶּרֶת עָבֶד.
Greek (Septuagint)
42 διότι οἰκέται μού εἰσιν οὗτοι, οὓς ἐξήγαγον ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, οὐ πραθήσεται ἐν πράσει οἰκέτου·
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Slaves and Servants
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 25
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- B'har
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #345
- Mishneh Torah
- AcquisitionSlaves
Related Commandments in “Slaves and Servants”
#504: Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws
Exodus 21:2
#506: Do not work a Hebrew slave oppressively
Leviticus 25:43
#507: Do not allow a non-Israelite to work a Hebrew slave oppressively
Leviticus 25:53
#508: Do not have a Hebrew slave do menial slave labor
Leviticus 25:39
#509: Give a Hebrew slave gifts when he goes free
Deuteronomy 15:14
#510: Do not send a Hebrew slave away empty-handed
Deuteronomy 15:13
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