Leviticus 25:42 KJV
For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
Matthew Henry
- Laws respecting bondmen, Oppression forbiddenA native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his...
Thompson Chains
- God's ServantsSee the chain from 1 Kings 18:36 · 8 links
- Deliverance (1)See the chain from Exodus 14:30 · 3 links
- BondservantsLink 4 of 6 · next 1 Kings 9:22
Cross References
- Leviticus 25:55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
- Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
- 1 Corinthians 7:21–23 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. …
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Topics
- Beneficence General scriptures concerning Beneficence
- God Love of, exemplified
- Israel The law delivered to
- Jubilee Laws concerning Jubilee
- Poor Duty to Poor
- Sabbath Signifying a period of rest
- Sabbatic year Ordinances concerning Sabbatic year
- Servant Laws of Moses concerning
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Leviticus 25 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For they are my servants כִּי kî Conjunction עֲבָדַי ʿăbāday עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- which I brought forth הֵם hēm Pronoun · third person masculine plural אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הוֹצֵאתִי hôṣēʾtî יָצָא Verb · hiphil perfect, first person common singular
- out of the land אֹתָם ʾōtām Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine plural מֵאֶרֶץ mēʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Egypt מִצְרָיִם miṣrāyim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
- they shall not be sold לֹא lōʾ Negative יִמָּכְרוּ yimmākĕrû מָכַר Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- as מִמְכֶּרֶת mimkeret מִמְכֶּרֶת Noun · feminine singular construct
- bondmen עָבֶד ʿābed עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular
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