Leviticus 25:40

As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee.

World English Bible British

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

39“‘If your brother has grown poor amongst you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to serve as a slave.

41Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers.

Read all of Leviticus 25

Cross References

Exodus 21:2“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.

Deuteronomy 15:12If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Leviticus 25:40