Leviticus 25:42
For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
Leviticus 25:42 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as slaves. |
| ASV | For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. |
| YLT | ‘For they are My servants, whom I have brought out from the land of Egypt: they are not sold with the sale of a servant; |
| DARBY | For they are my bondmen, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as men sell bondmen. |
| BBE | For they are my servants whom I took out from the land of Egypt; they may not become the property of another. |
| Webster | For they are my servants, which I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as bond-men. |
What does Leviticus 25:42 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 25:39-46
39-46. if thy brother ... be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond-servant--An Israelite might be compelled, through misfortune, not only to mortgage his inheritance, but himself. In the event of his being reduced to this distress, he was to be treated not as a slave, but a hired servant whose engagement was temporary, and who might, through the friendly aid of a relative…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 25:39-55
A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for a son of Abraham. Masters are required to give to their servants that which is just and equal, Col 4:1. At the year of jubilee the servant should go out free, he and his children, and should return to his own…
Leviticus 25:42 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 25:42
- Leviticus 25:55
For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
- Romans 6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
- 1 Corinthians 7:21-23
Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
55; Ro 6:22; 1Co 7:21-23
as bondsmen. Heb. with the sale of a bondman.
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Context
- Leviticus 25:41
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.
- Leviticus 25:42
For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
- Leviticus 25:43
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Leviticus 25:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque son mis siervos, los cuales saqué yo de la tierra de Egipto: no serán vendidos á manera de siervos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car ils sont mes serviteurs, que j’ai fait sortir du pays d’Égypte; ils ne seront pas vendus comme on vend les esclaves. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn sie sind meine Knechte, die ich aus dem Lande Ägypten herausgeführt habe; sie sollen nicht verkauft werden, wie man Sklaven verkauft. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Mei enim servi sunt, et ego eduxi eos de terra Ægypti: non veneant conditione servorum: |