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Leviticus 25:42

25:41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. as: Heb. with the sale of a bondman

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For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as slaves.

For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as slaves.

25:43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

What does Leviticus 25:42 mean?

Leviticus 25:42 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֶבֶד (ʻebed), יָצָא (yâtsâʼ), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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For
they
are
my
servants,עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
which
I
brought
forthיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
out
of
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
Egypt:מִצְרַיִםMitsrayim/mits-rah'-yim/H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
they
shall
not
be
soldמָכַרmâkar/maw-kar'/H4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
asמִמְכֶּרֶתmimkereth/mim-keh'-reth/H4466a sale
bondmen.עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
as:
Heb.
with
the
sale
of
a
bondman

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:42.

Exodus 12:41

And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Exodus 16:1

And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Genesis 46:34

That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Judges 2:12

And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

1 Kings 6:1

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. began: Heb. built

2 Samuel 11:1

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. after: Heb. at the return of the year

Exodus 11:4

And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

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What does Leviticus 25:42 say?

Leviticus 25:42 (King James Version) reads: "For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. as: Heb. with the sale of a bondman"

Is Leviticus 25:42 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:42 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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