but every man’s servant that is bought for money, after you have circumcised him, may eat it.
Leviticus 25:44 - Tree of Life Version “As for your male and female slaves whom you may acquire out of the nations that are around you—from them you may buy 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 every man’s servant that is bought for money, after you have circumcised him, may eat it.
Notwithstanding, if the servant gets up in a day or two he will not be punished, for he is his property.
You may also acquire from among the children of the foreigners dwelling among you, as well as from their families who are with you—those born in your land—they may also become your property.