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Leviticus 25:42-44
New English Translation
Leviticus 25:42-44
New English Translation
42 Since the Israelites[a] are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they must not be sold in a slave sale.[b] 43 You must not rule over them harshly,[c] but you must fear your God.
44 “‘As for your male and female slaves[d] who may belong to you—you may buy male and female slaves from the nations all around you.[e]
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- Leviticus 25:42 tn Heb “they”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Leviticus 25:42 tn Or perhaps reflexive Niphal rather than passive, “they shall not sell themselves [as in] a slave sale.”
- Leviticus 25:43 tn Heb “You shall not rule in him in violence”; cf. NASB “with severity”; NIV “ruthlessly.”
- Leviticus 25:44 tn Heb “And your male slave and your female slave.” Smr has these as plural terms, “slaves,” not singular.
- Leviticus 25:44 tn Heb “ from the nations which surround you, from them you shall buy male slave and female slave.”
Leviticus 25:42-44
New International Version
Leviticus 25:42-44
New International Version
42 Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt,(A) they must not be sold as slaves. 43 Do not rule over them ruthlessly,(B) but fear your God.(C)
44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.
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