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Leviticus 25:41

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

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

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.

43 You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

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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
Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.
KJV
And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
WEB
Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers.
ASV
then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
DARBY
Then shall he depart from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
BLB
And he shall depart from you, and his children with him, and he shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers he shall return.
ÅB
Da skal han flytte fra deg, både han og hans barn, og dra hjem til sin slekt; til sin fedrene-eiendom skal han vende tilbake.
OTB
Da skal de og deres barn løslates, og de skal vende tilbake til sine egne klaner og til sine forfedres eiendom.
B1930
Da skal han flytte fra dig, både han og hans barn, og dra hjem til sin slekt; til sin fedrene-eiendom skal han vende tilbake.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 25:28

    But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee, however, it is to be released, so that he may return to his property.

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  • Exodus 21:3

    If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.

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  • Titus 2:14

    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

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  • John 8:32

    Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

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  • Romans 6:14

    For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

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  • Leviticus 25:10

    So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.

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