Leviticus 25:42

Because these are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; such a one shall not be sold as a common servant.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 he shall go out in the release, and his children with him; and he shall go to his family, he shall hasten back to his patrimony.

43Thou shalt not oppress him with labor, and shalt fear the Lord thy God.

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Cross References

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

Deuteronomy 15:13And when thou shalt send him out free from thee, thou shalt not send him out empty.

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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