Leviticus 25:46
“And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you,.... Which they might leave them at their death to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Leviticus 25:44-46
Property in foreign slaves is here distinctly permitted. It was a patriarchal custom Gen 17:12. Such slaves might be…
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…