Leviticus 25:40

But as a hired laborer, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of the jubilee shall he serve with thee:

Leeser Tanakh

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

39And if thy brother become poor near thee, and be sold unto thee: thou shalt not compel him to work as a bond-servant.

41And then shall he depart from thee, he and his children with him; and he shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

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Cross References

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

Deuteronomy 15:12If thy brother, the Hebrew, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, he shall serve thee six years; and in the seventh year shalt thou let him go free from thee.

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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