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


In Context

36 Take not usury of him nor more than thou gavest: fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor exact of him any increase of fruits.

38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might give you the land of Chanaan, and might be your God.

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

40 But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner: he shall work with thee until the year of the jubilee,

41 And afterwards he shall go out with his children, and shall return to his kindred and to the possession of his fathers,

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:39And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

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: