Leviticus 25:39

And if your brother by you be lowered, and be sold to you, he shall not serve you with the servitude of a slave.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The 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:

In Context

38I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Chanaan, so as to be your God.

40He shall be with you as a hireling or a sojourner, he shall work for you till the year of release:

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Cross References

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

Leviticus 25:46And you⌃ shall distribute them to your children after you, and they shall be to you permanent possessions for ever: but of your brethren the children of Israel, one shall not oppress his brother in labors.

2 Chronicles 28:10And now you⌃ talk of keeping the children of Juda and Jerusalem for servants and handmaidens. Behold, am I not with you to testify for the Lord your God?

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:24-39

23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto… Read the whole commentary →

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