Positive Commandment #514 of 613
Canaanite slaves must work forever unless injured in one of their limbs
Commandment #514 — a positive obligation from Leviticus 25:46, classified under Slaves and Servants in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You may even bequeath them to your sons after you, to receive as a possession; you can use them as permanent slaves. But in respect to your countrymen, the sons of Israel, you shall not rule with severity over one another.”
— Leviticus 25:46
Hebrew
מו וְהִתְנַחַלְתֶּם אֹתָם לִבְנֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵיכֶם, לָרֶשֶׁת אֲחֻזָּה--לְעֹלָם, בָּהֶם תַּעֲבֹדוּ; וּבְאַחֵיכֶם בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ בְּאָחִיו, לֹא-תִרְדֶּה בוֹ בְּפָרֶךְ. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
καὶ καταμεριεῖτε αὐτοὺς τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν μεθ᾿ ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἔσονται ὑμῖν κατόχιμοι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἕκαστος τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ οὐ κατατενεῖ αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς μόχθοις.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Slaves and Servants
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 25
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- B'har
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #347
- Mishneh Torah
- AcquisitionSlaves
Related Commandments in “Slaves and Servants”
#504: Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws
Exodus 21:2
#505: Do not sell a Hebrew as a non-Hebrew is sold
Leviticus 25:42
#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
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