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:If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

In other translations

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:If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

Hebrew words

וְכִי־vekhi-and ifH3588יָמוּךְyamukhhe will become impoverishedH4134אָחִיךָ'achikhabrother yourH251עִמָּךְ'imakhwith youH5973וְנִמְכַּר־venimkar-and he will sell himselfH4376לָךְlakhto <the> youלֹא־lo'-notH3808תַעֲבֹדta'avodyou will laborH5647בּוֹboby <the> himעֲבֹדַת'avodat[the] labor ofH5656עָבֶד׃'aveda slaveH5650

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

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