New Living Translation
Leviticus 25:40
40Treat him instead as a hired worker or as a temporary resident who lives with you, and he will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee.
Leviticus 25:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
- New International Version (NIV)They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he shall be with you as a hired worker and as a sojourner. He shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.
Context of Leviticus 25:40
38I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. 39“If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave. Treat him instead as a hired worker or as a temporary resident who lives with you, and he will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee. 41At that time he and his children will no longer be obligated to you, and they will return to their clans and go back to the land originally allotted to their ancestors. 42The people of Israel are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, so they must never be sold as slaves.
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כְּשָׂכִ֥יר כְּתוֹשָׁ֖ב יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֑ךְ עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל יַעֲבֹ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 25:40
Commentaries on Leviticus 25:40
- 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. 40The terms hired worker or temporary resident are used together, showing they were similar in Israel’s social and economic life. Both described day laborers who had no land of their own and depended on landowners for work (see Matthew 20:1–16; also see study note on Leviticus 19:13). Jubilee: See study note on Leviticus 25:8–17.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
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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
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