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Leviticus 25:46-48
New English Translation
Leviticus 25:46-48
New English Translation
46 You may give them as an inheritance to your children after you to possess as property. You may enslave them perpetually. However, as for your brothers the Israelites, no man may rule over his brother harshly.[a]
47 “‘If a resident foreigner who is with you prospers[b] and your brother becomes impoverished with regard to him so that[c] he sells himself to a resident foreigner who is with you or to a member[d] of a foreigner’s family, 48 after he has sold himself he retains a right of redemption.[e] One of his brothers may redeem him,
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- Leviticus 25:46 tn Heb “and your brothers, the sons of Israel, a man in his brother you shall not rule in him in violence.”
- Leviticus 25:47 tn Heb “And if the hand of a foreigner and resident with you reaches” (cf. v. 26 for this idiom).
- Leviticus 25:47 tn Heb “and.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.
- Leviticus 25:47 tn Heb “offshoot, descendant.”
- Leviticus 25:48 tn Heb “right of redemption shall be to him.”
Leviticus 25:46-48
New International Version
Leviticus 25:46-48
New International Version
46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.
47 “‘If a foreigner residing among you becomes rich and any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves(A) to the foreigner or to a member of the foreigner’s clan, 48 they retain the right of redemption(B) after they have sold themselves. One of their relatives(C) may redeem them:
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