43 (A)Thou shalt not rule over him cruelly, but shalt fear thy God.

44 Thy bond servant also, and thy bondmaid, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you: of them shall ye buy servants and maids.

45 And moreover, of the children of the strangers that are sojourners among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you which they begat in your land: these shall be your [a]possession.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:45 For they shall not be bought out at the Jubilee.

43 Do not rule over them ruthlessly,(A) but fear your God.(B)

44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property.

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