but any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after he has been circumcised;
Leviticus 25:44 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 As for the male and female slaves whom you may have, it is from the nations around you that you may acquire male and female slaves. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As for your bondmen and your bondmaids whom you may have, they shall be from the nations round about you, of whom you may buy bondmen and bondmaids. American Standard Version (1901) And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Common English Bible Regarding male or female slaves that you are allowed to have: You can buy a male or a female slave from the nations that are around you. Catholic Public Domain Version Let your male and female servants be from the nations which are all around you, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let your bondmen, and your bondwomen, be of the nations that are round about you: |
but any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after he has been circumcised;
But if the slave survives a day or two, there is no punishment, for the slave is the owner’s property.
You may also acquire them from among the aliens residing with you and from their families who are with you who have been born in your land; they may be your property.