Leviticus 25:46
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You 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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“You 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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and ye have taken them for inheritance to your sons after you, to occupy <FI>for<Fi> a possession; to the age ye lay service upon them, but upon your brethren, the sons of Israel, one with another, thou dost not rule over him with rigour.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 25:46 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:43You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
- 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 captors and rule over their oppressors.
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