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And shall furnish him liberally with what he hath. That is, when the Servant hath served thee six years, as expressed in Exod. xxi. 2, and Deut. xv. 12. Then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you; and in ver. 13. Thou shall not let him go away empty. Ver. 14. Thou shall furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy wine press; of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee, thou shalt, give him. This is in token that thou dost acknowledge the benefit that thou hast received by his labours. Marg. Bible.
It is still further required to set your Servants or Bond-men free at the above appointed time, by the 15th verse of the same chap. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a Bond-man in the land of Egygt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee; therefore I command thee this thing to day. I command thee. You are ordered, yea, commanded to do this thing. What thing? To set free your Bond-servants after six years service. You are commanded to do it to day, viz. At the expiration of six years, for, says God, by the voice of his Servant, I command thee this thing to day.
There is a blessing promised to those who do this thing in ver. 18 of the above
chap.
