Leviticus 25:42

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Leviticus 25:42

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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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KJV

King James Version

For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

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WEB

World English Bible

For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as slaves.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

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Leviticus 25

⁴⁰ 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.

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

⁴⁴ Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them.

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