# General Information:

Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.

# If your brother

Here "brother" means an Israelite in general, whether a male or female. Alternate translation: "If a fellow Israelite" or "If a fellow Hebrew" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-gendernotations]])

# is sold to you

If a person could not repay their debts, they sometimes sold themselves into slavery to pay what they owed. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "sell themselves to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# six years

"6 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])

# seventh year

"year 7." This "seventh" is the ordinal number for seven. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])