Leviticus 25:44 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 25:44

42 For they are ^aMy servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves.

43 ^aYou shall not rule over him ^bwith rigor, but you ^cshall fear your God.

44 And as for your male and female slaves whom you may have—from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.

45 Moreover you may buy ^athe children of the strangers who dwell among you, and their families who are with you, which they beget in your land; and they shall become your property.

46 And ^ayou may take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them as a possession; they shall be your permanent slaves. But regarding your brethren, the children of Israel, you shall not rule over one another with rigor.

47 ‘Now if a sojourner or stranger close to you becomes rich, and one of your brethren who dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner close to you, or to a member of the stranger’s family,

48 after he is sold he may be redeemed again. One of his brothers may redeem him;

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 25:44

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American Standard Version
And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Amplified® Bible
As for your bondmen and your bondmaids whom you may have, they shall be from the nations round about you, of whom you may buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Contemporary English Version
If you want slaves, buy them from other nations

Darby English Version
And as for thy bondman and thy handmaid whom thou shalt have -- of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and handmaids.

Good News Bible
If you need slaves, you may buy them from the nations around you.

King James Version
Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

New American Standard Bible
`As for your male and female slaves whom you may have--you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations that are around you.

New International Version
" 'Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.

New King James Version
And as for your male and female slaves whom you may have—from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'As for your male and female slaves whom you may have--you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations that surround you.

Revised Standard Version
As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are round about you.

Young's Literal Translation
`And thy man-servant and thy handmaid whom thou hast `are' of the nations who `are' round about you; of them ye buy man-servant and handmaid,

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