Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shall have, from the nations that are round about you, ye shall buy bondmen and bondmaids from 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.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

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

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.

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.

Amplified

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.

Bible in Basic English

But you may get servants as property from among the nations round about; from them you may take men-servants and women-servants.

Darby 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.

Julia Smith 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.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

" 'As for your slave and your slave woman who are yours, from the nations that [are] all around you, from them you may buy a slave or a slave woman.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"'If thou wilt have bondservants and maidens, thou shalt buy them of the heathen that are round about you,

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.

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.

The Emphasized Bible

And as for thy bondman and thy bond-maid which thou shalt have, of the nations that are round about you - from them, may ye buy bondman and bond-maid.

Webster

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.

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.

Youngs 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

אמה 
'amah 
Usage: 56

which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

סביבה סביב 
Cabiyb 
Usage: 334

you of them shall ye buy
קנה 
Qanah 
Usage: 84

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

References

Context Readings

Kindness For Poor Brothers

43 Thou shall not rule over him with rigor, but shall fear thy God. 44 And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shall have, from the nations that are round about you, ye shall buy bondmen and bondmaids from them. 45 Moreover of the sons of the strangers who sojourn among you, ye shall buy from them, and from their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land, and they shall be your possession.



Cross References

Exodus 12:44

but every man's servant who is bought for money, when thou have circumcised him, then he shall eat of it.

Psalm 2:8-9

Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the nations for thine inheritance, and the outermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Isaiah 14:1-2

For LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. And the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cling to the house of Jacob.

Revelation 2:26-27

And he who overcomes, and he who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.

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