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.”

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 25:40 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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