But any slave a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him.
Leviticus 25:44 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Your male and female slaves are to be from the nations around you; you may purchase male and female slaves. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him.
However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner’s property. ,
You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing with you, or from their families living among you #– #those born in your land. These may become your property.