Levítico 25:44

44 »Asegúrate de que tus esclavos y esclavas provengan de las naciones vecinas; allí podrás comprarlos.

Levítico 25:44 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 25:44

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have,
&c.] Such it seems were allowed them, if they had need of them; but if they had them, they were to be not of the nation of Israel, but of other nations; this is an anticipation of an objection, as Jarchi observes; if so, who shall I have to minister to me? The answer follows, they [shall be] of the heathen that are round about thee, of them shall ye
buy bondmen and bondmaids;
that is, of the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, and Syrians, as Aben Ezra, that were their neighbours, that lived round about them, of any but the seven nations, which they were ordered utterly to destroy; wherefore Jarchi observes it is said, "that are round about thee"; not in the midst of the border of your land, for them they were not to save alive, ( Deuteronomy 20:16 ) .

Levítico 25:44 In-Context

42 Todos los israelitas son mis siervos. Yo los saqué de Egipto, así que no serán vendidos como esclavos.

43 No serás un amo cruel, sino que temerás a tu Dios.

44 »Asegúrate de que tus esclavos y esclavas provengan de las naciones vecinas; allí podrás comprarlos.

45 También podrás comprar esclavos nacidos en tu país, siempre y cuando sean de las familias extranjeras que vivan en medio de ustedes. Ellos serán propiedad de ustedes,

46 y podrán dejárselos a sus hijos como herencia para que les sirvan de por vida. En lo que respecta a tus compatriotas, no serás un amo cruel.