Levítico 25:42

42 Porque me pertenecen, yo los saqué de la tierra de Egipto; y no serán vendidos a manera de esclavos

Levítico 25:42 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 25:42

For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the
land of Egypt
The Lord redeemed them out of Egypt, made a purchase of them, and had a prior right unto them, and being his servants first, they cannot be the servants of others; his right unto them as such antecedes and prevents any other claim upon them: they shall not be sold as bondmen;
or, "with", or, "according to the sale of a bondman" ^F21; in the manner they are sold, or according to the laws of selling of servants; not in such a public manner as they are sold in markets, nor for such purposes to be used as slaves in a rigorous manner, nor so as to be retained for ever in servitude; not to be sold by proclamation, as Jarchi observes, saying, here is a servant to be sold; nor shall they set him upon the stone of sale; for it seems in public places in markets, where slaves were sold, there was a stone on which they were placed, which showed that they were to be sold; but now an Israelite was not to be sold in such a manner, so Maimonides ^F23 says, but privately, in an honourable way.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (dbe trkmm) "venditione servi", Drusius.
F23 Hilchot Abadim, c. 1. sect. 5.

Levítico 25:42 In-Context

40 Como criado, como extranjero estará contigo; hasta el año del jubileo te servirá

41 Entonces saldrá libre de tu casa, él y sus hijos consigo, y volverá a su familia, y a la posesión de sus padres se restituirá

42 Porque me pertenecen, yo los saqué de la tierra de Egipto; y no serán vendidos a manera de esclavos

43 No te enseñorearás de él con dureza, mas tendrás temor de tu Dios

44 Así tu esclavo como tu esclava que tuvieres, serán de los gentiles que están en vuestro alrededor; de ellos compraréis esclavos y esclavas