The commands we read in the Bible should be carefully understood before we attempt to apply them to our lives today. there is language and culture that is often lost when translated into any language other than the original. When we read about servants or slaves for instance, we often think about keeping slaves in chains but servitude was very much different in the Hebrew culture. If someone was unable to care for themselves or their family they had the option of serving for someone else. The one they served for was then responsible for providing them with everything they needed and care for them as they would a member of the family. Today in America, we call those people employees.