Leviticus 25:46,53
Leviticus 25:46 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Leviticus 25:53 King James Version (KJV)
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
Leviticus 25:46 New International Version (NIV)
You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.
Leviticus 25:53 New International Version (NIV)
They are to be treated as workers hired from year to year; you must see to it that those to whom they owe service do not rule over them ruthlessly.
Leviticus 25:46 New King James Version (NKJV)
And you may take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them as a possession; they shall be your permanent slaves. But regarding your brethren, the children of Israel, you shall not rule over one another with rigor.
Leviticus 25:53 New King James Version (NKJV)
He shall be with him as a yearly hired servant, and he shall not rule with rigor over him in your sight.
Leviticus 25:46 New Living Translation (NLT)
passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat them as slaves, but you must never treat your fellow Israelites this way.
Leviticus 25:53 New Living Translation (NLT)
The foreigner must treat them as workers hired on a yearly basis. You must not allow a foreigner to treat any of your fellow Israelites harshly.
Leviticus 25:44-46 The Message (MSG)
“The male and female slaves which you have are to come from the surrounding nations; you are permitted to buy slaves from them. You may also buy the children of foreign workers who are living among you temporarily and from their clans which are living among you and have been born in your land. They become your property. You may will them to your children as property and make them slaves for life. But you must not tyrannize your brother Israelites.
Leviticus 25:47-53 The Message (MSG)
“If a foreigner or temporary resident among you becomes rich and one of your brothers becomes poor and sells himself to the foreigner who lives among you or to a member of the foreigner’s clan, he still has the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his relatives may buy him back. An uncle or cousin or any close relative of his extended family may redeem him. Or, if he gets the money together, he can redeem himself. What happens then is that he and his owner count out the time from the year he sold himself to the year of Jubilee; the buy-back price is set according to the wages of a hired hand for that number of years. If many years remain before the Jubilee, he must pay back a larger share of his purchase price, but if only a few years remain until the Jubilee, he is to calculate his redemption price accordingly. He is to be treated as a man hired from year to year. You must make sure that his owner does not tyrannize him.
Leviticus 25:46 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You may even bequeath them to your sons after you, to receive as a possession; you can use them as permanent slaves. But in respect to your countrymen, the sons of Israel, you shall not rule with severity over one another.
Leviticus 25:53 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Like a man hired year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight.
Leviticus 25:46 New Century Version (NCV)
and you may even pass them on to your children after you die; you can make them slaves forever. But you must not rule cruelly over your own people, the Israelites.
Leviticus 25:53 New Century Version (NCV)
But he will live like a hired person with the foreigner every year; don’t let the foreigner rule cruelly over him.
Leviticus 25:46 American Standard Version (ASV)
And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.
Leviticus 25:53 American Standard Version (ASV)
As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.
Leviticus 25:46 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You may even bequeath them as an inheritance to your children after you, to receive as a possession; you can use them as permanent slaves. But in respect to your fellow countrymen, the children of Israel, you shall not rule over one another with harshness (severity, oppression).
Leviticus 25:53 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Like a man hired year by year he shall deal with him; he shall not rule over him with harshness in your sight.