44And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.


In Context

41 then shall he go out 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 servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

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

44 And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession.

46 And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigour.

Leviticus 25:44 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:44Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, [shall be] of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:44" 'Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:44Let your bondmen, and your bondwomen, be of the nations that are round about you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:44And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:44And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:44Both thy bond-men, and thy bond-maids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are around you; of them shall ye buy bond-men and bond-maids.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:44|'As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have; of the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:44And thy man-servant and thy handmaid whom thou hast are of the nations who are round about you; of them ye buy man-servant and handmaid,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:44Both your slaves, and your bondmaids, which you shall have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall you buy slaves and bondmaids.