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Leviticus 25:39

American Standard Version

And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.

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Leviticus 25:39 in other translations

“ ‘If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to serve as a slave.

Leviticus 25:39 · World English Bible

Leviticus 25:39 in context

  1. 37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.
  2. 38I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
  3. 39And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
  4. 40As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:
  5. 41then 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.