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37 Do not ask for interest when you lend him money. Do not try to profit by selling him your food. 38 I am the Eternal One, your God, the One who led you out of Egypt so that I could give you the land of Canaan and be your God.

39 If your fellow citizen becomes so poor that he must sell himself to you as a slave, do not treat him as a slave.

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37 You must not lend them money at interest(A) or sell them food at a profit. 38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan(B) and to be your God.(C)

39 “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves.(D)

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