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Green's Literal Translation
Leviticus 25:39
And when your brother becomes poor with you, and he has been sold to you, you shall not lay on him the service of a slave.
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Hebrew Names Version
If your brother has grown poor with you, and sell himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a bond-servant.
If your brother has grown poor with you, and sell himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a bond-servant.
King James Version
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
Lexham English Bible
"‘And if your countryman who is with you becomes poor, and he is sold to you, you shall not treat him as a slave.
"‘And if your countryman who is with you becomes poor, and he is sold to you, you shall not treat him as a slave.
New Century Version
"‘If anyone from your country becomes very poor and sells himself as a slave to you, you must not make him work like a slave.
"‘If anyone from your country becomes very poor and sells himself as a slave to you, you must not make him work like a slave.
New English Translation
"‘If your brother becomes impoverished with regard to you so that he sells himself to you, you must not subject him to slave service.
"‘If your brother becomes impoverished with regard to you so that he sells himself to you, you must not subject him to slave service.
Amplified Bible
'And if your fellow countryman becomes so poor [in his dealings] with you that he sells himself to you [as payment for a debt], you shall not let him do the work of a slave [who is ineligible for redemption],
'And if your fellow countryman becomes so poor [in his dealings] with you that he sells himself to you [as payment for a debt], you shall not let him do the work of a slave [who is ineligible for redemption],
New American Standard Bible
'Now if a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave's service.
'Now if a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave's service.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If thy brother also that dwelleth by thee, be impouerished, and be sold vnto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serue as a bond seruant,
If thy brother also that dwelleth by thee, be impouerished, and be sold vnto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serue as a bond seruant,
Legacy Standard Bible
‘If a brother of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave's service.
‘If a brother of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave's service.
Contemporary English Version
Suppose some of your people become so poor that they have to sell themselves and become your slaves.
Suppose some of your people become so poor that they have to sell themselves and become your slaves.
Complete Jewish Bible
(RY: iv, LY: vi) "‘If a member of your people has become poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him do the work of a slave.
(RY: iv, LY: vi) "‘If a member of your people has become poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him do the work of a slave.
Darby Translation
And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
Easy-to-Read Version
"If anyone from your own country becomes so poor that they must sell themselves to you, don't make them work like slaves.
"If anyone from your own country becomes so poor that they must sell themselves to you, don't make them work like slaves.
English Standard Version
"If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:
"If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:
George Lamsa Translation
And if your brother becomes poor and be sold to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant;
And if your brother becomes poor and be sold to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant;
Good News Translation
If any Israelites living near you become so poor that they sell themselves to you as a slave, you shall not make them do the work of a slave.
If any Israelites living near you become so poor that they sell themselves to you as a slave, you shall not make them do the work of a slave.
Christian Standard Bible®
“If your brother among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him to do slave labor.
“If your brother among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him to do slave labor.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan thy brother waxeth poore besyde the, and selleth himself vnto the, thou shalt not holde him as a bode ma:
Whan thy brother waxeth poore besyde the, and selleth himself vnto the, thou shalt not holde him as a bode ma:
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.
And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
Bible in Basic English
And if your brother becomes poor and gives himself to you for money, do not make use of him like a servant who is your property;
And if your brother becomes poor and gives himself to you for money, do not make use of him like a servant who is your property;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poore, and be solde vnto thee, thou shalt not compell hym to serue as a bonde seruaunt:
If thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poore, and be solde vnto thee, thou shalt not compell hym to serue as a bonde seruaunt:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
King James Version (1611)
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poore, and be sold vnto thee, thou shalt not compell him to serue as a bond seruant.
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poore, and be sold vnto thee, thou shalt not compell him to serue as a bond seruant.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if thy brother by thee be lowered, and be sold to thee, he shall not serve thee with the servitude of a slave.
And if thy brother by thee be lowered, and be sold to thee, he shall not serve thee with the servitude of a slave.
English Revised Version
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant:
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant:
Berean Standard Bible
If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him into slave labor.
If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him into slave labor.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If thi brother compellid bi pouert sillith hym silf to thee, thou schalt not oppresse hym bi seruage of seruauntis,
If thi brother compellid bi pouert sillith hym silf to thee, thou schalt not oppresse hym bi seruage of seruauntis,
Young's Literal Translation
`And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;
`And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;
Update Bible Version
And if your brother is waxed poor with you, and sells himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a slave.
And if your brother is waxed poor with you, and sells himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a slave.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee shall have become poor, and be sold to thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant:
And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee shall have become poor, and be sold to thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant:
World English Bible
If your brother has grown poor with you, and sell himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a bond-servant.
If your brother has grown poor with you, and sell himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a bond-servant.
New King James Version
"And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave.
"And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave.
New Living Translation
"If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave.
"If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave.
New Life Bible
‘If your brother becomes so poor that he sells himself to you, do not make him work as a servant.
‘If your brother becomes so poor that he sells himself to you, do not make him work as a servant.
New Revised Standard
If any who are dependent on you become so impoverished that they sell themselves to you, you shall not make them serve as slaves.
If any who are dependent on you become so impoverished that they sell themselves to you, you shall not make them serve as slaves.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And when thy brother waxeth poor with thee, and so selleth himself unto thee, thou shalt not bind him with the bondage of a bondman:
And when thy brother waxeth poor with thee, and so selleth himself unto thee, thou shalt not bind him with the bondage of a bondman:
Douay-Rheims Bible
If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants.
If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants.
Revised Standard Version
"And if your brother becomes poor beside you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:
"And if your brother becomes poor beside you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:
THE MESSAGE
"If one of your brothers becomes indigent and has to sell himself to you, don't make him work as a slave. Treat him as a hired hand or a guest among you. He will work for you until the Jubilee, after which he and his children are set free to go back to his clan and his ancestral land. Because the People of Israel are my servants whom I brought out of Egypt, they must never be sold as slaves. Don't tyrannize them; fear your God.
"If one of your brothers becomes indigent and has to sell himself to you, don't make him work as a slave. Treat him as a hired hand or a guest among you. He will work for you until the Jubilee, after which he and his children are set free to go back to his clan and his ancestral land. Because the People of Israel are my servants whom I brought out of Egypt, they must never be sold as slaves. Don't tyrannize them; fear your God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'If a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave's service.
'If a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave's service.
Contextual Overview
39 And when your brother becomes poor with you, and he has been sold to you, you shall not lay on him the service of a slave. 40 He shall be with you as a hireling, as a tenant he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the year of jubilee; 41 then he shall go out from you, he and his sons with him, and shall return to his family; he shall even return to the possession of his father. 42 For they are My servants, whom I have brought out from the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold with the sale of a slave. 43 You shall not rule over him with severity, and you shall fear your God. 44 And your male slave and your female slave whom you have shall be from the nations who are all around you, you shall buy them as male slave or female slave; 45 and also you may buy of the sons of the tenants who are residing with you, and of their families who are with you, which they have fathered in your land. And they shall be a possession to you. 46 And you shall take them for inheritance to your sons after you, to hold for a possession; you may lay service on them forever. But on your brothers, the sons of Israel, one over another, you shall not rule over him with severity. 47 And if an alien or a tenant lifts up a hand with you, and your brother grows poor with him, and he sells himself to an alien, a tenant with you, or to the offshoot of the family of an alien, 48 after he has been sold, there is a redemption to him; one of his brothers may redeem him,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
be sold: Exodus 21:2, Exodus 22:3, Deuteronomy 15:12, 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Kings 4:1, Nehemiah 5:5, Jeremiah 34:14
compel him to serve as: Heb. serve thyself with him with the service of, etc. Leviticus 25:46, *marg. Exodus 1:14, Jeremiah 25:14, Jeremiah 27:7, Jeremiah 30:8
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:17 - for ever 2 Chronicles 8:9 - But of the 2 Chronicles 28:10 - keep Isaiah 50:1 - or which Jeremiah 34:8 - to proclaim Amos 8:6 - General Matthew 18:25 - commanded Ephesians 6:9 - ye Colossians 4:1 - give
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor,.... The above laws and instructions seem designed to prevent such extreme poverty as obliged to what follows, namely, a brother being sold either to an Israelite or to a stranger, by relieving his wants or lending him money; but when these were insufficient to support him, and keep him from sinking into the lowest state of distress and misery, then he was obliged to be sold, as follows:
and be sold unto thee; either by himself, being ready to starve and perish, or by the sanhedrim, having stolen something, as Aben Ezra observes; in such a case the civil magistrate had a power of selling a man, Exodus 22:3;
thou shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant; such as were Heathens, and bought of them, or taken in war and made slaves of; but an Israelite sold was not to serve as they, either with respect to matter or manner, or time of service; such as were bondmen were put to the hardest service, the greatest drudgery, as well as what was mean and reproachful, and were used in the most rigorous and despotic manner, and were obliged to serve for ever, and were never released; but a brother, an Israelite, sold to another through extreme poverty, was not to be put to any low, mean, base, and disgraceful service, by which it would be known that he was a servant, as Jarchi notes; such as to carry his master's vessels or instruments after him to the bath, or to unloose his shoes; but, as the same writer observes, he was to be employed in the business of the farm, or in some handicraft work, and was to be kindly and gently used, rather as a brother than a servant, and to be freed in the year of jubilee.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The law here appears harmoniously to supplement the earlier one in Exodus 21:1-6. It was another check applied periodically to the tyranny of the rich. Compare Jeremiah 34:8-17.
