Leviticus 25:42-44

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁴² For the Israelites are My servants; I brought them out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as bondmen.^(A)

⁴³ You shall not rule over him with harshness (severity, oppression), but you shall [reverently] fear your God.^(B)

⁴⁴ As for your bondmen and your bondmaids whom you may have, they shall be from the nations round about you, of whom you may buy bondmen and bondmaids.