Leviticus 25:44 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Both 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.”
Leviticus 25:44 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 25:44 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 25:44 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.”
Leviticus 25:44 — World English Bible
Leviticus 25:44 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
Leviticus 25:44 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 25:44 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And thy man-servant and thy handmaid whom thou hast <FI>are<Fi> of the nations who <FI>are<Fi> round about you; of them ye buy man-servant and handmaid,”
Leviticus 25:44 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 25:44 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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. ”
Leviticus 25:44 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 25:44 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thy bond seruant also, and thy bond maid, which thou shalt haue, shalbe of the heathen that are rounde about you: of them shall ye bye seruants and maydes.”
Leviticus 25:44 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 25:44 in Context — Leviticus 25
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 Both 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.
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 begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
What Does Leviticus 25:44 Mean?
Leviticus 25:44 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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