Leviticus 25:39

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

In context

37 You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.

38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

39 If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

40 Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

41 Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.
KJV 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:
WEB World English Bible: “‘If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to serve as a slave.
ASV American Standard Version: And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 'And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;
DBY Darby Translation: And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
WBS Webster Bible: And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee shall have become poor, and be sold to thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant: