Leviticus 25:39 - Common English BibleIf one of your fellow Israelites faces financial difficulty with you and sells themselves to you, you must not make him work as a slave. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769And 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: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionAnd if your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a bondman (a slave not eligible for redemption), See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionIf your brother, having been compelled by poverty, will have sold himself to you, you shall not oppress him with the servitude of indentured servants. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionIf thy brother constrained by poverty sell himself to thee, thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants. See the chapter |