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43 You[a] shall not rule over him with ruthlessness, but[b] you shall revere your God.

44 “‘As for[c] your[d] slave and your[e] slave woman who are[f] yours,[g] from the nations that are all around you,[h] from them you[i] may buy a slave or[j] a slave woman. 45 And you[k] may buy also from the children[l] of the temporary residents who are dwelling with you as aliens and from their clan who are with you, who have children in your land; indeed,[m] they may be as property for you.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:43 Singular throughout this verse
  2. Leviticus 25:43 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 25:44 Or “And”
  4. Leviticus 25:44 Singular
  5. Leviticus 25:44 Singular
  6. Leviticus 25:44 Or “may be” (permission; cf. NASU, ESV, NRSV) or “can be” (ability)
  7. Leviticus 25:44 Singular
  8. Leviticus 25:44 Plural
  9. Leviticus 25:44 Plural
  10. Leviticus 25:44 Or “and”
  11. Leviticus 25:45 Plural throughout this verse
  12. Leviticus 25:45 Or “sons”
  13. Leviticus 25:45 Or “and”