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


In Context

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

40 He is to be treated as a hired worker or a temporary resident among you; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

41 Then he and his children are to be released, and he will go back to his own clan and to the property of his forefathers.

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

43 Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.

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

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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