The Meaning of Leviticus 25:42 Explained

Leviticus 25:42

KJV: For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

YLT: For they are My servants, whom I have brought out from the land of Egypt: they are not sold with the sale of a servant;

Darby: For they are my bondmen, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as men sell bondmen.

ASV: For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For they [are] my servants,  which I brought forth  out of the land  of Egypt:  they shall not be sold  as  bondmen. 

What does Leviticus 25:42 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 25:35-55 - Freedom In The Year Of Jubilee
If a man, through misfortune, were forced to sell himself into serfdom to meet his debts, he could not be legally retained after the trumpet had sounded; but was free to return to his home and family. His rich neighbor, during the time of his distress, was not to exact usury on any loan that he might make, but must give him food, lodging, and help, without charge. The poor man was to be treated not as a slave, but as a hired servant and fellow-citizen whose engagement was of a temporary character, and who might be redeemed at any time before the jubilee, through friendly interposition of a relative.
Nothing in modern legislation equals the jubilee in the interests of religion, social order, and liberty. Is it to be believed that when we, in our various distresses, go to our Heavenly Father, we shall fare any worse than the poor peasant did at the hands of his rich neighbor? And in Jesus have we not one nigh of kin who will redeem us at all costs? [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 25

1  the Sabbath of the seventh year
8  The jubilee in the fiftieth year
14  Of oppression
18  A blessing of obedience
23  The redemption of land
29  Of houses
35  Compassion to the poor
39  The usage of bondmen
47  The redemption of servants

What do the individual words in Leviticus 25:42 mean?

For [are] My servants they whom I brought - out of the land of Egypt not they shall be sold as slaves
כִּֽי־ עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־ הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לֹ֥א יִמָּכְר֖וּ מִמְכֶּ֥רֶת עָֽבֶד

עֲבָדַ֣י  [are]  My  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
אֲשֶׁר־  whom 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הוֹצֵ֥אתִי  I  brought 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֹתָ֖ם  - 
Parse: Direct object marker, third person masculine plural
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ  out  of  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מִצְרָ֑יִם  of  Egypt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
יִמָּכְר֖וּ  they  shall  be  sold 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָכַר  
Sense: to sell.
עָֽבֶד  slaves 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.

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