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


In Context

39 And 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:

40 But as a hired servant, and as a sojourner he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee to the year of jubilee.

41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers shall he return.

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

43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

44 Both 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.

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 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 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.