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Leviticus 25:39

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¶ And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
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  1. Exodus 21:2Rank 1 from verse 39
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    2If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

  2. 1 Kings 9:22Rank 2 from verse 39
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    22But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.

  3. 2 Kings 4:1Rank 3 from verse 39
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    1NOW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

  4. Leviticus 25:46Rank 4 from verse 39
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    46And 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.

  5. Nehemiah 5:5Rank 5 from verse 39
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    5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

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Leviticus 25:39

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

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38I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

39¶ And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

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40But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

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