42For they are my bondmen, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as men sell bondmen.


In Context

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.

42 For they are my bondmen, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as men sell bondmen.

43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; and thou shalt fear thy God.

44 And as for thy bondman and thy handmaid whom thou shalt have of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and handmaids.

Leviticus 25:42 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:42For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:42Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:42For they are my servants, and I brought them out of the land of Egypt: let them not be sold as bondmen:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:42For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:42For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:42For they are my servants, which I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as bond-men.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:42For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as slaves.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:42For they are My servants, whom I have brought out from the land of Egypt: they are not sold with the sale of a servant;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:42For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as slaves.