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Deuteronomy 23:15-16
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Purity in the Treatment of the Unprivileged

15 You must not return an escaped slave to his master when he has run away to you.[a] 16 Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages[b] he prefers; you must not oppress him.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:15 tn The Hebrew text includes “from his master,” but this would be redundant in English style.
  2. Deuteronomy 23:16 tn Heb “gates.”
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Deuteronomy 23:15-16
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15 “You shall not return to their owners slaves who have escaped to you from their owners. 16 They shall reside with you, in your midst, in any place they choose in any one of your towns, wherever they please; you shall not oppress them.

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