Leviticus 25:42

Leviticus 25:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
• New International Version (NIV)Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For they are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves.

Context of Leviticus 25:42

40Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. 41Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers. Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves. 43You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God. 44Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them.

Leviticus 25:42 word by word

כִּֽי־עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לֹ֥א יִמָּכְר֖וּ מִמְכֶּ֥רֶת עָֽבֶד׃Read the interlinear

• Becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• ·הֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• My servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• they are notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• to be soldמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• to be soldמִמְכֶּ֫רֶתmimkereth · saleH4466

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:42

• Leviticus 25:55For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
• Romans 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
• 1 Corinthians 7:21Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42For they are my servants - As God redeemed every Israelite out of Egyptian bondage, they were therefore to consider themselves as his property, and that consequently they should not alienate themselves from him. It was in being his servants, and devoted to his work, that both their religious and political service consisted. And although their political liberty might be lost, they knew that their spiritual liberty never could be forfeited except by an…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-55Verses 39-55 A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for a son of Abraham. Masters are required to give to their servants that which is just and equal, Col 4:1. At the year of jubilee the servant should go out free, he and his children, and should return to his own family. This typified…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42The same Hebrew word means both servants and slaves. The Israelites were God's servants, so they could not be slaves to other people. They could only serve temporarily to pay off a debt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4639-46. if thy brother ... be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond-servant--An Israelite might be compelled, through misfortune, not only to mortgage his inheritance, but himself. In the event of his being reduced to this distress, he was to be treated not as a slave, but a hired servant whose engagement was temporary, and who might, through the friendly aid of a relative, be redeemed at any time before the…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:42

• Beneficence
• God Continued...
• Jubilee
• Poor
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Freedom
• Increase
• Loan
• Poor

Commentaries on Leviticus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings