A Hebrew servant sold by the courts can gain his freedom back in one of four ways:
- completion of six years of service;
- the onset of the Jubilee year;
- paying his purchase price back to his master, minus the cash equivalent of the years already served;
- death of his master.
A
Hebrew maidservant sold by her father, in addition to all the ways of a
Hebrew servant, goes free when she reaches twelve years of age and has
“signs of physical maturity” (two pubic hairs).
When a Hebrew servant or maidservant go free, they receive severance gifts.
