Leviticus 25:40 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 25:40

38 ^aI am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

The Law Concerning Slavery

39 ‘And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave.

40 As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.

41 And then he shall depart from you—he and his children ^awith him—and shall return to his own family. He shall return to the possession of his fathers.

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.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 25:40

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American Standard Version
As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:

Amplified® Bible
But as a hired servant and as a temporary resident he shall be with you; he shall serve you till the Year of Jubilee,

Contemporary English Version
Then you must treat them as servants, rather than as slaves. And in the Year of Celebration they are to be set free,

Darby English Version
as a hired servant, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of jubilee shall he serve thee.

Good News Bible
They shall stay with you as hired workers and serve you until the next Year of Restoration.

King James Version
But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee.

New American Standard Bible
`He shall be with you as a hired man, as if he were a sojourner; he shall serve with you until the year of jubilee.

New International Version
He is to be treated as a hired worker or a temporary resident among you; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

New King James Version
As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' You shall consider him as a hired man, as if he lived among you as a sojourner; he shall serve with you until the year of jubilee.

Revised Standard Version
he shall be with you as a hired servant and as a sojourner. He shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee;

Young's Literal Translation
as an hireling, as a settler, he is with thee, till the year of the jubilee he doth serve with thee, --

New English Translation
He must be with you as a hired worker, as a resident foreigner;¹ he must serve with you until the year of jubilee,

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