Leviticus 25:44

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

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

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“‘As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have; of the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Both your slaves, and your bondmaids, which you shall have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall you buy slaves and bondmaids.

25:45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

What does Leviticus 25:44 mean?

Leviticus 25:44 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֶבֶד (ʻebed), אָמָה (ʼâmâh), גּוֹי (gôwy).

Hebrew interlinear

Both

thy

bondmen,עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

and

thy

bondmaids,אָמָהʼâmâh/aw-maw'/H519a maidservant or female slave

which

thou

shalt

have,

shall

the

heathenגּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

that

are

round

aboutסָבִיבçâbîyb/saw-beeb'/H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

you;

them

shall

buyקָנָהqânâh/kaw-naw'/H7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

bondmenעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

and

bondmaids.אָמָהʼâmâh/aw-maw'/H519a maidservant or female slave

Topics

Aliens Jubilee Servants Strangers in Israel

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:44.

Genesis 21:13

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:44 say?

Leviticus 25:44 (King James Version) reads: "Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids."

Is Leviticus 25:44 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:44 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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