Leviticus 25:23,40
Leviticus 25:23-24 The Message (MSG)
“The land cannot be sold permanently because the land is mine and you are foreigners—you’re my tenants. You must provide for the right of redemption for any of the land that you own.
Leviticus 25:39-43 The Message (MSG)
“If one of your brothers becomes indigent and has to sell himself to you, don’t make him work as a slave. Treat him as a hired hand or a guest among you. He will work for you until the Jubilee, after which he and his children are set free to go back to his clan and his ancestral land. Because the People of Israel are my servants whom I brought out of Egypt, they must never be sold as slaves. Don’t tyrannize them; fear your God.
Leviticus 25:23 King James Version (KJV)
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Leviticus 25:40 King James Version (KJV)
but as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile
Leviticus 25:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but aliens and sojourners with Me.
Leviticus 25:40 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He shall be with you as a hired man, as if he were a sojourner; he shall serve with you until the year of jubilee.
Leviticus 25:23 New Century Version (NCV)
“ ‘The land really belongs to me, so you can’t sell it for all time. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a while on my land.
Leviticus 25:40 New Century Version (NCV)
He will be like a hired worker and a visitor with you until the year of Jubilee.
Leviticus 25:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Leviticus 25:40 American Standard Version (ASV)
As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee
Leviticus 25:23 New International Version (NIV)
“ ‘The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.
Leviticus 25:40 New International Version (NIV)
They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
Leviticus 25:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me.
Leviticus 25:40 New King James Version (NKJV)
As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.
Leviticus 25:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; you are [only] foreigners and temporary residents with Me. [Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11-17]
Leviticus 25:40 Amplified Bible (AMP)
but he is to be with you as a hired man, as if he were a temporary resident; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee
Leviticus 25:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
“The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.
Leviticus 25:40 New Living Translation (NLT)
Treat him instead as a hired worker or as a temporary resident who lives with you, and he will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee.