When a Hebrew servant was released in the seventh year, what did the master have to provide?
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Correct answer: A liberal supply from his flock, grain, and wine
Deuteronomy 15:13-14 commands masters not to send a freed servant away empty-handed. They were to be furnished liberally so they could begin their new life with resources.
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