Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. New Living Translation You may also purchase the children of temporary residents who live among you, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, English Standard Version You may also buy from among the strangers who sojourn with you and their clans that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they may be your property. Berean Standard Bible You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property. King James Bible Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. New King James Version Moreover you may buy the children of the strangers who dwell among you, and their families who are with you, which they beget in your land; and they shall become your property. New American Standard Bible You may also acquire them from the sons of the foreign residents who reside among you, and from their families who are with you, whom they will have produced in your land; they also may become your possession. NASB 1995 Then, too, it is out of the sons of the sojourners who live as aliens among you that you may gain acquisition, and out of their families who are with you, whom they will have produced in your land; they also may become your possession. NASB 1977 ‘Then, too, it is out of the sons of the sojourners who live as aliens among you that you may gain acquisition, and out of their families who are with you, whom they will have produced in your land; they also may become your possession. Legacy Standard Bible And also you may acquire from the sons of the foreign residents who sojourn among you, from them and their families who are with you; as for those whom they have begotten in your land, they also may become your possession. Amplified Bible Moreover, from the children of the strangers who live as aliens among you, from them you may buy slaves and from their families who are with you, whom they have produced in your land; they may become your possession. Christian Standard Bible You may also purchase them from the aliens residing with you, or from their families living among you—those born in your land. These may become your property. Holman Christian Standard Bible You may also purchase them from the foreigners staying with you, or from their families living among you—those born in your land. These may become your property. American Standard Version Moreover of the children of the strangers that sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession. Contemporary English Version or from the foreigners who live in your own country, and make them your property. English Revised Version Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession. GOD'S WORD® Translation You may also buy them from the foreigners living among you and from their families born in your country. They will be your property. Good News Translation You may also buy the children of the foreigners who are living among you. Such children born in your land may become your property, International Standard Version You may also buy from resident aliens who live among you and their families who are with you, whom they fathered in your land. They may become your property. Majority Standard Bible You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property. NET Bible Also you may buy slaves from the children of the foreigners who reside with you, and from their families that are with you, whom they have fathered in your land, they may become your property. New Heart English Bible Moreover of the children of the strangers who sojourn among you, of them you may buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have conceived in your land; and they will be your property. Webster's Bible Translation Moreover of the children of the strangers that sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. World English Bible Moreover, of the children of the aliens who live among you, of them you may buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have conceived in your land; and they will be your property. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand also from the sons of the settlers who are sojourning with you, you buy from them, and from their families who [are] with you, which they have begotten in your land, and they have been to you for a possession; Young's Literal Translation and also of the sons of the settlers who are sojourning with you, of them ye buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have begotten in your land, and they have been to you for a possession; Smith's Literal Translation And from the sons of the sojourner sojourning with you, from them shall ye buy, and from their families which are with you, which were born in your land: and they were to you for a possession. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd of the strangers that sojourn among you, or that were born of them in your land, these you shall have for servants: Catholic Public Domain Version and from the newcomers who sojourn with you, or who have been born from them in your land. These you shall have as servants, New American Bible You may also acquire them from among the resident aliens who reside with you, and from their families who are with you, those whom they bore in your land. These you may possess, New Revised Standard Version You may also acquire them from among the aliens residing with you, and from their families that are with you, who have been born in your land; and they may be your property. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMoreover of the children of the strangers who have sojourned among you, of them shall you buy, and of their families that are with you, who have been born in your land; and they shall be your possession. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Also you shall possess some children of foreigners who dwell with you, of them and of their families that are with you who are born in your land, and they shall be an inheritance to you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them may ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land; and they may be your possession. Brenton Septuagint Translation And of the sons of the sojourners that are among you, of these ye shall buy and of their relations, all that shall be in your lands; let them be to you for a possession. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Redemption of Bondmen…44Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them. 45You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property. 46You 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.… Cross References Exodus 21:2-6 If 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. / If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him. / If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free. ... Deuteronomy 15:12-18 If 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. / And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. / You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you. ... Nehemiah 5:5 We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.” Genesis 17:12-13 Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. / Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant. 1 Kings 9:20-21 As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. Jeremiah 34:14 Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear. Galatians 4:1-7 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. / He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father. / So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world. ... Ephesians 6:5-9 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. / And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. / Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, ... Colossians 3:22-25 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord. / Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, / because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. ... Philemon 1:15-16 For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good— / no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord. 1 Timothy 6:1-2 All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited. / Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles. Exodus 12:44 But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him. Isaiah 14:1-2 For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. / The 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. 1 Corinthians 7:21-23 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity. / For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. / You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. Romans 6:16-18 Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? / But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. / You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. Treasury of Scripture Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall you buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. Isaiah 56:3-6 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree… Jump to Previous Acquisition Addition Aliens Begat Begotten Buy Children Clans Conceived Country Dwell Families Family Gain Live Members Money Moreover Nations Possession Produced Property Residents Servants Sojourn Sojourners Strangers TemporaryJump to Next Acquisition Addition Aliens Begat Begotten Buy Children Clans Conceived Country Dwell Families Family Gain Live Members Money Moreover Nations Possession Produced Property Residents Servants Sojourn Sojourners Strangers TemporaryLeviticus 25 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year8. The jubilee in the fiftieth year 14. Of oppression 18. A blessing of obedience 23. The redemption of land 29. Of houses 35. Compassion to the poor 39. The usage of bondmen 47. The redemption of servants You may also purchase them The phrase "You may also purchase them" refers to the practice of acquiring servants or slaves, which was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures. The Hebrew word for "purchase" is "קָנָה" (qanah), which means to acquire or buy. This reflects the economic and social structures of the time, where servitude was often a means of survival for the impoverished. In the context of Leviticus, this regulation is part of a broader legal framework that includes provisions for the humane treatment of servants and the eventual release of Hebrew slaves during the Year of Jubilee. from the foreigners residing among you or from their clans living among you who are born in your land These may become your property And they shall be your possession.--These, but not the Hebrews, the masters may hold as their absolute property. Hebrew You may alsoוְ֠גַם (wə·ḡam) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and purchase them תִּקְנ֔וּ (tiq·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own from the מִבְּנֵ֨י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son foreigners הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים (hat·tō·wō·šā·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8453: Resident alien residing הַגָּרִ֤ים (hag·gā·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility among you עִמָּכֶם֙ (‘im·mā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5973: With, equally with or their clans וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙ (ū·mim·miš·paḥ·tām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people living among you עִמָּכֶ֔ם (‘im·mā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5973: With, equally with who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that are born הוֹלִ֖ידוּ (hō·w·lî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage in your land. בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם (bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 776: Earth, land These may become וְהָי֥וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be your לָכֶ֖ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew property. לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ (la·’ă·ḥuz·zāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 272: Something seized, a possession Links Leviticus 25:45 NIVLeviticus 25:45 NLT Leviticus 25:45 ESV Leviticus 25:45 NASB Leviticus 25:45 KJV Leviticus 25:45 BibleApps.com Leviticus 25:45 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:45 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:45 French Bible Leviticus 25:45 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 25:45 Moreover of the children of the strangers (Le Lv Lev.) |