Leviticus 25:40
What does Leviticus 25:40 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:40 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:
KJV
King James Version · 1611But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But let him be with you as a servant working for payment, till the year of Jubilee;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862as an hireling, as a settler, he is with thee, till the year of the jubilee he doth serve with thee, --
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner: he shall work with thee until the year of the jubilee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890as a hired servant, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of jubilee shall he serve thee.
Context
v.39And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
v.40This passage
v.41then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 21:2
If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
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