Leviticus 25:42 BSB

Leviticus 25:42

Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For they are my servants - As God redeemed every Israelite out of Egyptian bondage, they were therefore to consider themselves as his property, and that consequently they should not alienate themselves from him. It was in being his servants, and devoted to his work, that both their religious and political service consisted. And although their political liberty might be lost, they knew that their spiritual liberty never could be forfeited except by an utter alienation from God. God therefore claims the same right to their persons which he does to their lands; See the note on Lev 25:23.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

God had redeemed them out of Egypt, and therefore they must never be exposed to sale as bondmen. The apostle applies this spiritually ( 1 Cor. vii. 23 ), You are bought with a price, be not the servants of men, that is, "of the lusts of men, no, nor of your own lusts;" for, having become the servants of God, we must not let sin reign in our mortal bodies, Rom. vi.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
עֲבָדַ֣י	'a.va.Dai	[are] servants my	H5650 →
הֵ֔ם	Hem	they	H1992 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	whom	H834 →
הוֹצֵ֥אתִי	ho.Tze.ti	I brought out	H3318 →
אֹתָ֖ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	me.'E.retz	from [the] land of	H776 →
מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִמָּכְר֖וּ	yi.ma.khe.Ru	they will be sold	H4376 →
מִמְכֶּ֥רֶת	mi.Ke.ret	a sale of	H4466 →
עָֽבֶד׃	'A.ved	a slave	H5650 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H4376yimakheruthey will be sold80×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 6:22
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:16
  Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
- Romans 6:18
  You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
- Romans 8:2
  For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Galatians 5:13
  For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- John 8:32
  Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Through
Leviticus 25:55
For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
leads to
- Isaiah 43:3
  For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
- Luke 1:74–75
  deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- Exodus 20:2
  “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Leviticus