Leviticus 25:39

And if thy brother hath become poor with thee, and hath sold himself to thee, thou shalt not make him do the works of slaves,

Targum Onkelos

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 from the land of Mizraim, to give you the land of Kenaan, and to be your God.

40But as a hired man and an inmate shall he be with thee; until the year of Jubilee shall he serve with thee:

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Cross References

Exodus 21:2When thou dost purchase a servant, a son of Israel, six years he shall serve, and in the seventh go forth free, for nothing.

Leviticus 25:46And may make them an inheritance for your children after you to inherit them for a possession to serve them perpetually; but among your brethren the sons of Israel no man shall make his brother labour with hardness.

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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