Free חָפְשִׁי

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Dec 11, 2025 · 4m

We are in chapter twenty-one of Exodus with our word for today. חָפְשִׁי set free, exempt from tax, free. It is used 17 times in the Old Testament, 2 times in our chapter. We find our word used of a wild donkey. Job 39:5-8 Who let the wild donkey חָפְשִׁ֑י go free? Who untied its ropes? Our word is used in the context of slaves and masters. Job 3:19 The small and the great are there, and the slaves חָפְשִׁ֥י are freed from their owners. This is how our word is used in our chapter today. Exodus 21:2-6 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out…