Leviticus 25:55
For, unto me, are the sons of Israel, bondmen, my bondmen, they are, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt. I, Yahweh, am your God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Exodus 13:3And Moses said unto the people—[Ye are] to remember this day, on which ye came forth out of Egypt out of the house of slaves, that with strength of hand, did Yahweh bring you forth from hence,—there shall not, therefore be eaten anything leavened.
Leviticus 25:42For, my bondmen, they are, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt,—they shall not sell themselves with the sale of a bondman.
Isaiah 43:3For, I,—Yahweh, am, Thy God, The Holy One of Israel Ready to save thee,—I have given, as thy ransom, Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba, in thy stead.
Romans 6:14For, sin, over you, shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under favour.
Romans 6:22Whereas, now, having been freed from sin, and made servants unto God, ye have your fruit for sanctification and, the end, life age-abiding.
1 Corinthians 9:19For, though free from all, unto all, myself, I enslaved,—that, the larger number, I might win:
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 →