Leviticus 25:45

Leviticus 25:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You may also buy from among the strangers who sojourn with you and their clans that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they may be your property.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover you may buy the children of the strangers who dwell among you, and their families who are with you, which they beget in your land; and they shall become your property.

Context of Leviticus 25:45

43You must be kind to all Israelites. Remember to obey your God. 44Israel's people can buy male and female slaves. Those slaves must come from other countries. And Israelites can buy people from other countries who live among them. They may have children who were born in your land. You can buy them. They will become slaves. 46You can give the slaves to your children when you die. But you must rule Israel's people in a kind way. 47A person from another country may become rich. Then he might buy an Israelite who became poor. But the poor man can buy himself back at any time.

Leviticus 25:45 word by word

וְ֠גַם מִבְּנֵ֨י הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים הַגָּרִ֤ים עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵהֶ֣ם תִּקְנ֔וּ וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹלִ֖ידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the strangersתּוֹשָׁבtôshâb tôshâb · sojournerH8453
• that do sojournגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• among you, of them shall ye buyקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• and of their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• with you, which they begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• in your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and they shall be your possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:45

• Isaiah 56:3When a foreigner decides to serve the Lord, he should not say, “The Lord will keep me separate from his own people.” A eunuch should not say, “I am no better than a dead tree.” ’

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:45

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44-46Verses 44-46 Property in foreign slaves is here distinctly permitted. It was a patriarchal custom Genesis 17:12. Such slaves might be captives taken in war (Numbers 31:6 following; Deuteronomy 20:14), or those consigned to slavery for their crimes, or those purchased of foreign slave-dealers. The price of a slave is supposed to have varied from thirty to fifty shekels. See Leviticus 27:3-4, note; Exodus 21:32, note; Zechariah 11:12-13, note; Matthew…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. 44-46In Mesopotamia and Egypt, people treated slaves like property. They had no rights or protection. Among the Israelites, people could purchase non-Israelites as slaves. Yet God commanded that they be treated well and not abused. Sometimes a slave was even adopted into a childless family (Genesis 15:2–4). Slavery continued in New Testament times. However, the Old Testament taught that all people share a common beginning because God created humankind. This…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 25:45

• Aliens
• Heir
• Jubilee
• Servant
• Strangers

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Increase
• Loan
• Redeem
• Redemption
• Rest
• Sabbath

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