I made a covenant] Heb. cut. vers. 8. out of the house of bond-men] Or, bondage. Exodus 20:2. Since that I have freed you from the condition of bond-men; I will not permit you to make bond-slaves of your brethren. Deuteronomy 15:15. ye shall not make them slaves, whom I have set free. Levit. 25. 39, 42.