^9 (A)that every man should set free his male and female slave—a Hebrew man or woman—^(B)that no one should keep a Jewish brother in bondage.

⁵ circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, ^(A)of the tribe of Benjamin, ^(B)a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, ^(C)a Pharisee;

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²² Are they ^(A)Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.

⁸ No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren!

¹⁰ Now when all the princes and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that everyone should set free his male and female slaves, that no one should keep them in bondage anymore, they obeyed and let them go.

^7 (A)So all nations shall serve him and his son and his son’s son, ^(B)until the time of his land comes; ^(C)and then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.

^14 (A)(For many nations ^(B)and great kings shall ^(C)be served by them also; ^(D)and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)’ ”

¹¹ So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have ^(A)hidden.”

^9 (A)Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, ^(B)as they have been to you. ^[a]Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!”