Verse Comparison: Leviticus 25:44
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,