The Hebrew Servant Sold for Theft Goes Free in the Seventh Year

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusSabbath Rest Extends to Servants, Daughters, and SojournersThe Targum Pseudo-Jonathan renders the Sabbath commandment with a widening circle. "But the seventh day is for rest and quietude before the Lord your God: you s

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Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisEven the Orphan Must Be Circumcised into the CovenantWhen the Lord lays down the sign of the covenant, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 17:10) catches a case the Hebrew leaves implicit. Every male among you shal

The Hebrew Servant Sold for Theft Goes Free in the Seventh Year

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