Jeremiah 34:9
“That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew, or an Hebrewess, go free,....…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 34:8-22
It is usual with commentators to say that, the laws dealing with the emancipation of the Hebrew slaves, as also that of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 34:8-22
We have here another prophecy upon a particular occasion, the history of which we must take notice of, as necessary to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
serve himself of them The poverty, arising out of the devastation wrought by repeated wars, must have brought about a…
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