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Leviticus 25:40

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38 I 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.

39 If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

41 Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.

42 Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
KJV
But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
WEB
As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee.
ASV
As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:
DARBY
as a hired servant, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of jubilee shall he serve thee.
BLB
He shall be as a hireling [and] a sojourner with you; he shall serve you until the Year of the Jubilee.
ÅB
Han skal være hos deg som en dagarbeider eller innerst og tjene hos deg til jubelåret.
OTB
De skal betraktes som leide arbeidere eller midlertidige innbyggere blant dere; de skal arbeide for deg til jubelåret.
B1930
Han skal være hos dig som en dagarbeider eller innerst og tjene hos dig til jubelåret.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 21:2–3

    If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.

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