Parallel Verses New International Version They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. King James Bible But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile: Darby Bible Translation as a hired servant, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of jubilee shall he serve thee. World English Bible As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee: Young's Literal Translation as an hireling, as a settler, he is with thee, till the year of the jubilee he doth serve with thee, -- Leviticus 25:40 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleTake thou no usury of him - Usury, at present, signifies unlawful interest for money. Properly, it means the reward or compensation given for the use of a thing, but is principally spoken of money. For the definition of the original term, See the note on Exodus 22:25. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Library Sojourners with God'The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with Me.' --LEV. xxv. 23. The singular institution of the Jubilee year had more than one purpose. As a social and economical arrangement it tended to prevent the extremes of wealth and poverty. Every fiftieth year the land was to revert to its original owners, the lineal descendants of those who had 'come in with the conqueror,' Joshua. Debts were to be remitted, slaves emancipated, and so the mountains … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Boniface viii Ad 1294-1303. Baptism Leviticus Cross References Exodus 21:2 "If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. Leviticus 25:41 Then they and their children are to be released, and they will go back to their own clans and to the property of their ancestors. Jump to Previous Hireling Jubilee Payment Resident Servant Serve Settler Sojourner Temporary Treated Work Worker WorkingJump to Next Hireling Jubilee Payment Resident Servant Serve Settler Sojourner Temporary Treated Work Worker WorkingLinks Leviticus 25:40 NIVLeviticus 25:40 NLT Leviticus 25:40 ESV Leviticus 25:40 NASB Leviticus 25:40 KJV Leviticus 25:40 Bible Apps Leviticus 25:40 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:40 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:40 French Bible Leviticus 25:40 German Bible Leviticus 25:40 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |