Leviticus 25:42

For they are my servants, and I brought them out of the land of Egypt: let them not be sold as bondmen:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The 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.

In Context

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

43Afflict him not by might, but fear thy God.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:55For the children of Israel are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 15:13And when thou sendest him out free, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

1 Corinthians 7:21Wast thou called, being a bondman ? care not for it; but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

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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