At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
At the end of seven years - i:e., not on the 8th year, but within the limit of the 7th year, not later than the end of the 7th year (Exodus 21:2; Exodus 23:10; Deuteronomy 15:12). So "at the end of three years" (Deuteronomy 14:28; 2 Kings 18:10) and "after three days, I will rise again" (Matthew 27:63) - i:e., on the third day (cf. Matthew 27:64).