39'And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;


In Context

36 thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;

37 thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;

38 I am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give to you the land of Canaan, to become your God.

39 'And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;

40 as an hireling, as a settler, he is with thee, till the year of the jubilee he doth serve with thee, —

41 then he hath gone out from thee, he and his sons with him, and hath turned back unto his family; even unto the possession of his fathers he doth turn back.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:39If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee, thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants:

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 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: