Leviticus 25:46 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Leviticus 25:46 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 25:46 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 25:46 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You may make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession. Of them you may take your slaves forever, but over your brothers the children of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.”
Leviticus 25:46 — World English Bible
Leviticus 25:46 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor. ”
Leviticus 25:46 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 25:46 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and ye have taken them for inheritance to your sons after you, to occupy <FI>for<Fi> a possession; to the age ye lay service upon them, but upon your brethren, the sons of Israel, one with another, thou dost not rule over him with rigour.”
Leviticus 25:46 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 25:46 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And ye shall leave them as an inheritance to your children after you, to inherit them as a possession: these may ye make your bondmen for ever; but as for your brethren, the children of Israel, ye shall not rule over one another with rigour. ”
Leviticus 25:46 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 25:46 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So ye shall take them as inheritance for your children after you, to possesse them by inheritance, ye shall vse their labours for euer: but ouer your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule one ouer another with crueltie.”
Leviticus 25:46 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 25:46 in Context — Leviticus 25
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.
47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:
48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
What Does Leviticus 25:46 Mean?
Leviticus 25:46 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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