Levítico 25:42

42 Todos los israelitas son mis siervos. Yo los saqué de Egipto, así que no serán vendidos como 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 Trátalo como al jornalero o como al residente transitorio que vive entre ustedes. Trabajará para ti, solo hasta el año del jubileo.

41 Entonces lo pondrás en libertad junto con sus hijos, y podrán volver a su propia familia y a la heredad de sus antepasados.

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.