Leviticus 25:40

But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner: he shall work with thee until the year of the jubilee,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

In Context

39If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee, thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants:

41And afterwards he shall go out with his children, and shall return to his kindred and to the possession of his fathers,

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Cross References

Exodus 21:2If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve thee: in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Deuteronomy 15:12When thy brother a Hebrew man, or Hebrew woman is sold to thee, and hath served thee six years, in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free:

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:40-55

Oppression of Brethren Forbidden. ( b. c. 1490.) 39 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: 40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: 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. 42 For they are my servants, which I brought… Read the whole commentary →

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