Leviticus 25:42

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For they are my servants whom I took out from the land of Egypt; they may not become the property of another.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 25:55 : 55 For the children of Israel are servants to me; they are my servants whom I took out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
  • Rom 6:22 : 22 But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.
  • 1 Cor 7:21-23 : 21 If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it. 22 For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant. 23 It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.

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  • Lev 25:53-55
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    53And he will be with him as a servant working for payment year by year; his master is not to be cruel to him before your eyes.

    54And if he is not made free in this way, he will go out in the year of Jubilee, he and his children with him.

    55For the children of Israel are servants to me; they are my servants whom I took out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

  • Lev 25:43-46
    4 verses
    81%

    43Do not be a hard master to him, but have the fear of God before you.

    44But you may get servants as property from among the nations round about; from them you may take men-servants and women-servants.

    45And in addition, you may get, for money, servants from among the children of other nations who are living with you, and from their families which have come to birth in your land; and these will be your property.

    46And they will be your children's heritage after you, to keep as their property; they will be your servants for ever; but you may not be hard masters to your countrymen, the children of Israel.

  • Lev 25:38-41
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    38I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, that I might be your God.

    39And if your brother becomes poor and gives himself to you for money, do not make use of him like a servant who is your property;

    40But let him be with you as a servant working for payment, till the year of Jubilee;

    41Then he will go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his family and to the property of his fathers.

  • 2If you get a Hebrew servant for money, he is to be your servant for six years, and in the seventh year you are to let him go free without payment.

  • 5But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:

  • 15Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you:

  • 68And the Lord will take you back to Egypt again in ships, by the way of which I said to you, You will never see it again: there you will be offering yourselves as men-servants and women-servants to your haters for a price, and no man will take you.

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    12If one of your countrymen, a Hebrew man or woman, becomes your servant for a price and does work for you six years, in the seventh year let him go free.

    13And when you make him free, do not let him go away with nothing in his hands:

  • 2I am the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

  • Jer 34:9-11
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    73%

    9That every man was to let his Hebrew man-servant and his Hebrew servant-girl go free; so that no one might make use of a Jew, his countryman, as a servant:

    10And this was done by all the rulers and the people who had taken part in the agreement, and every one let his man-servant and his servant-girl go free, not to be used as servants any longer; they did so, and let them go.

    11But later, they took back again the servants and the servant-girls whom they had let go free, and put them again under the yoke as servants and servant-girls.

  • 7And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place.

  • 6I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

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    15And keep in mind that you yourself were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: so I give you this order today.

    16But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you;

    17Then take a sharp-pointed instrument, driving it through his ear into the door, and he will be your servant for ever. And you may do the same for your servant-girl.

    18Let it not seem hard to you that you have to send him away free; for he has been working for you for six years, which is twice the regular time for a servant: and the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.

  • 13I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt so that you might not be servants to them; by me the cords of your yoke were broken and I made you go upright.

  • 22Keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: for this is why I give you orders to do this.

  • 50And let the years be numbered from the time when he gave himself to his owner till the year of Jubilee, and the price given for him will be in relation to the number of years, on the scale of the payment of a servant.

  • Jer 34:13-14
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    13The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, I made an agreement with your fathers on the day when I took them out of Egypt, out of the prison-house, saying,

    14At the end of seven years every man is to let go his countryman who is a Hebrew, who has become yours for a price and has been your servant for six years; you are to let him go free: but your fathers gave no attention and did not give ear.

  • 23No exchange of land may be for ever, for the land is mine, and you are as my guests, living with me for a time.

  • 7And if a man gives his daughter for a price to be a servant, she is not to go away free as the men-servants do.

  • 2And the people will take them with them to their place: and the children of Israel will give them a heritage in the Lord's land as men-servants and women-servants, making them prisoners whose prisoners they were; and they will be rulers over their masters.

  • 10Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have made yours by your great power and by your strong hand.

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    44But every man's servant, whom he has got for money, may take of it, when he has had circumcision.

    45A man from a strange country living among you, and a servant working for payment, may not take part in it.

  • 18But keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: for this is why I give you orders to do this.

  • 23It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.

  • 51For they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;

  • 14Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.

  • 23And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.

  • 16O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.

  • 12And you will keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: and you will take care to keep all these laws.

  • 13And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:

  • 6And the Sabbath of the land will give food for you and your man-servant and your woman-servant and those working for payment, and for those of another country who are living among you;

  • 11Not so; but let your males go and give worship to the Lord, as your desire is. This he said, driving them out from before him.

  • 14But I will be the judge of that nation whose servants they are, and they will come out from among them with great wealth.

  • 26If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.