Leviticus 25:39
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And if your brother that dwells by you be waxen poor, and be sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
American King James Version (AKJV)
And if your brother that dwells by you be waxen poor, and be sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bond-servant.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And if your brother becomes poor and gives himself to you for money, do not make use of him like a servant who is your property;
Webster's Revision
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee shall have become poor, and be sold to thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant:
World English Bible
"'If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a slave.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant:
Barnes's Leviticus 25:39 Bible Commentary
The law here appears harmoniously to supplement the earlier one in Exodus 21:1-6. It was another check applied periodically to the tyranny of the rich. Compare Jeremiah 34:8-17.
Wesley's Leviticus 25:39 Bible Commentary
25:39 As a bond - man - Neither for the time, for ever, nor for the manner, with the hardest and vilest kinds of service, rigorously and severely exacted.