Leviticus 25:40
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Leviticus 25:40 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:”
King James Version · Public Domain“As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“as an hireling, as a settler, he is with thee, till the year of the jubilee he doth serve with thee, --”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 25:40 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 21:2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
- Leviticus 25:54Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.
- Deuteronomy 15:12If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.
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