39And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:


In Context

36 Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee.

37 Thy money shalt thou not give him upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

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

39 And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

40 as a hired servant, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of jubilee shall he serve thee.

41 Then shall he depart from thee, 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 Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:39And 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:39" 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him work as a slave.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:39If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee, thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:39And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bond-servant.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:39And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:39And 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:39|'If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a slave.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:39'And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:39And if your brother that dwells by you be waxen poor, and be sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant: