Leviticus 25:40
“But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But as an hired servant,.... Who is hired by the day, or month, or year; and, when his time is up, receives his wages…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Leviticus 25:39-40
The law here appears harmoniously to supplement the earlier one in Exo 21:1-6. It was another check applied periodically…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Leviticus 25:39-55
We have here the laws concerning servitude, designed to preserve the honour of the Jewish nation as a free people, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Leviticus 25:39-46
Prohibition of permanent servitude of one Israelite to another(H and P mixed, the former probably preponderating)
This…