Leviticus 25:39
King James Version (KJV)
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
37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
38 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
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 jubile:
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.
Leviticus 25:39 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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: