Leviticus 25:55

Leviticus 25:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
• New International Version (NIV)for the Israelites belong to me as servants. They are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For it is to me that the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the children of Israel are servants to Me; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Context of Leviticus 25:55

53And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. 54And if he shall not be redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him. For to me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 25:55 word by word

כִּֽי־לִ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֲבָדִ֔ים עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אוֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:55

• Leviticus 25:42For they are my servants, which I brought out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as slaves.
• Exodus 13:3And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, when ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place : there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
• Exodus 20:2I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
• Psalms 116:16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
• Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Cush and Seba for thee.
• Luke 1:74That he would grant to us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
• Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
• Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.
• 1 Corinthians 7:22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.
• Galatians 5:13For, brethren, ye have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55For unto me the children of Israel are servants - The reason of this law we have already seen, (See on Leviticus 25:42; (note)), but we must look farther to see the great end of it. The Israelites were a typical people; they represented those under the Gospel dispensation who are children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. But these last have a peculiarity of blessing: they are not merely servants, but they are Sons; though they also serve God, yet it is in…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. 47-55An Israelite who sold himself or a family member to a foreigner in Israel could buy himself or the family member back. If he lacked the resources to do so, he remained a slave in the seventh year. He had to wait for release in the Year of Jubilee (compare Exodus 21:2). While serving the foreigner, they must treat the Israelite slave as a hired servant, not as a slave (see Leviticus 25:53). The people of Israel belonged to God. No one could sell them as…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:55

• Debtor
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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