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# General Information:
Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
# If your brother
Here "brother" means an Israelite in general, whether a male or female. Alternate translation: "If a fellow Israelite" or "If a fellow Hebrew" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-gendernotations]])
# is sold to you
If a person could not repay their debts, they sometimes sold themselves into slavery to pay what they owed. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "sell themselves to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
# six years
"6 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
# seventh year
"year 7." This "seventh" is the ordinal number for seven. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])