Leviticus 25:46
in Leviticus 25You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.
KJV
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
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This verse in Leviticus 25
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you,....
It intimates that none shall have the benefit of the gospel jubilee but those only that are Israelites indeed, and the children of Abraham by faith: as for those that continue heathenish, they continue bondmen. See this turned upon the unbelieving Jews themselves, Gal. iv. 25 , where Jerusalem, when she had rejected Christ, is said to be in bondage with her children.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם | vehitnachaltem | and you will give as an inheritance | H5157 → | |
| אֹתָ֜ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לִבְנֵיכֶ֤ם | livneikhem | to sons your | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙ | ʾachareikhem | after you | H310 → | 715 times |
| לָרֶ֣שֶׁת | lareshet | to take possession of | H3423 → | 231 times |
| אֲחֻזָּ֔ה | ʾachuzah | a possession | H272 → | 66 times |
| לְעֹלָ֖ם | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
| בָּהֶ֣ם | bahem | by <the> them | ||
| תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ | taavodu | you will labor | H5647 → | 288 times |
| וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤ם | uveacheikhem | and over brothers your | H251 → | 630 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | each | H376 → | 1663 times |
| בְּאָחִ֔יו | beachiv | over brother his | H251 → | 630 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִרְדֶּ֥ה | tirdeh | you will rule | H7287 → | 26 times |
| ב֖וֹ | vo | over <the> him | ||
| בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ ס | befarekh | with harshness | H6531 → | 6 times |
וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םand you will give as an inheritance
vehitnachaltemH5157 →
אֹתָ֜ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
לִבְנֵיכֶ֤םto sons your
livneikhemH1121 →4930 times
אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙after you
ʾachareikhemH310 →715 times
לָרֶ֣שֶׁתto take possession of
lareshetH3423 →231 times
אֲחֻזָּ֔הa possession
ʾachuzahH272 →66 times
לְעֹלָ֖םfor ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
בָּהֶ֣םby <the> them
bahem
תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּyou will labor
taavoduH5647 →288 times
וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םand over brothers your
uveacheikhemH251 →630 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אִ֣ישׁeach
ʾishH376 →1663 times
בְּאָחִ֔יוover brother his
beachivH251 →630 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִרְדֶּ֥הyou will rule
tirdehH7287 →26 times
ב֖וֹover <the> him
vo
בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ סwith harshness
befarekhH6531 →6 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 14:2The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their…
it leads to
- Isaiah 61:5
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Jeremiah 30:16
Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.
- Isaiah 60:9–12
Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God,…
- Daniel 7:25–27
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for…
- Isaiah 61:5
Through
Leviticus 25:43You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
it leads to
- Colossians 4:1
Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
- Exodus 1:13–14
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
- Leviticus 25:17
Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
- Colossians 4:1
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About Leviticus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.