Leviticus 25:44
Modern Translations
New International Version
"'Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.

New Living Translation
“However, you may purchase male and female slaves from among the nations around you.

English Standard Version
As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you.

Berean Study Bible
Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them.

New American Standard Bible
As for your male and female slaves whom you may have—you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations that are around you.

NASB 1995
'As for your male and female slaves whom you may have-- you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations that are around you.

NASB 1977
‘As for your male and female slaves whom you may have—you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations that are around you.

Amplified Bible
As for your male and female slaves whom you may have—you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations that are around you.

Christian Standard Bible
Your male and female slaves are to be from the nations around you; you may purchase male and female slaves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your male and female slaves are to be from the nations around you; you may purchase male and female slaves.

Contemporary English Version
If you want slaves, buy them from other nations

Good News Translation
If you need slaves, you may buy them from the nations around you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You may have male and female slaves, but buy them from the nations around you.

International Standard Version
"As for your male and maid slaves who will be with you, you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations.

NET Bible
"'As for your male and female slaves who may belong to you--you may buy male and female slaves from the nations all around you.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

New King James Version
And as for your male and female slaves whom you may have—from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.

King James 2000 Bible
Both your male and female slaves, whom you shall have, shall be of the nations that are round about you; of them shall you buy male and female slaves.

New Heart English Bible
"'As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have; of the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.

World English Bible
"'As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have; of the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.

American King James Version
Both your slaves, and your bondmaids, which you shall have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall you buy slaves and bondmaids.

American Standard Version
And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

A Faithful Version
Both your male slaves, and your female slaves whom you shall have, shall be of the nations that are all around you. You shall buy male slaves and female slaves from them.

Darby Bible Translation
And as for thy bondman and thy handmaid whom thou shalt have -- of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and handmaids.

English Revised Version
And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Webster's Bible Translation
Both thy bond-men, and thy bond-maids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are around you; of them shall ye buy bond-men and bond-maids.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thy bond seruant also, & thy bond maid, which thou shalt haue, shalbe of the heathen that are rounde about you: of them shall ye bye seruants and maydes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thy bondseruaunt and thy bondemayde which thou shalt haue, shalbe of the heathen that are rounde about you: of them shall ye purchase seruauntes and maydes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But yf thou wylt haue bode seruauntes and maydens, thou shalt bye them of the Heithen, that are rounde aboute you:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf thou wilt haue bondseruauntes and maydens thou shalt bye them of the heythen that are rounde aboute you
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And your manservant and your handmaid whom you have [are] from the nations who [are] around you; you buy manservant and handmaid from them,

Young's Literal Translation
And thy man-servant and thy handmaid whom thou hast are of the nations who are round about you; of them ye buy man-servant and handmaid,

Smith's Literal Translation
And thy servant and thy maid which shall be to thee, from the nations which are round about you, from them ye shall buy servant and maid.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let your bondmen, and your bondwomen, be of the nations that are round about you.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let your male and female servants be from the nations which are all around you,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And from your Servants and your Maids who will be yours from the nations that are around you, you shall buy Servants and Maids.

Lamsa Bible
But as for your male servants and your female servants whom you may have from among the people that are round about you, of them shall you buy bondmen and bondwomen.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou mayest have: of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And whatever number of men-servants and maid-servants thou shalt have, thou shalt purchase male and female servants from the nations that are round about thee.
















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