Liturgy for Exodus 21:2

Mighty One, Who is near to those who call Him and hears [the prayers of] the needy, judge the plight of the poor and needy, render judgement for the oppressed and persecuted. The fate of high and the low are in Your hands, Master of masters. Let my sentence come from You as a bright light, Almighty of faithfulness. The Almighty is not like man that He should lie, that He should change His word, yet You have decreed: “At the end of six years set free the [Hebrew] bondsman”;⁷See Exodus 21:2. and many times six years have gone by me although I have not loved my masters.⁸See Exodus 21. The servant could opt to remain in the service of his master if he loved him. And if I was sold to a heathen, and was not released after [six] years, the duty of ransom falls on the kinsman, and You are my Kinsman and Redeemer. Adonoy! Hear my voice in the morning.

set free the [Hebrew] bondsman”;⁷See Exodus 21:2.