And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. Exodus 21:16 KJV (1611 AD)

The context of slavery in the Jewish Bible

And he said to Abram, "You must surely know that your descendants shall be as aliens in a land not their own. And they shall serve them and they shall oppress them four hundred years." Genesis 15:13 LEB

Then you shall say to your son, We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Deuteronomy 6:21 LITV

And he that steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, dying he shall die. Exodus 21:16 LITV

Forced labor in Egypt

And they appointed commanders of forced labor over them in order to oppress them with their forced labor, and they built storage cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses. Exodus 1:11 LEB

No mistreatment of aliens


"'You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt. Exodus 22:21 LEB

No oppression of aliens

And you will not oppress an alien; you yourselves know the feelings of the alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt. Exodus 23:9 LEB

"'And when an alien dwells with you in your land, you shall not oppress him. Leviticus 19:33 LEB

And you must not oppress one another, but you shall revere your God, because I am Yahweh, your God. Leviticus 25:17 LEB

He shall reside with you in your midst in the place that he chooses in one of your towns wherever he pleases; you shall not oppress him. Deuteronomy 23:16 LEB