And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.
`And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;
And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentLeviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.
- Author
- Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
- Date
- Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)