Leviticus 25:44

“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.”

"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." - Leviticus 25:44
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What does Leviticus 25:44 mean?

Leviticus 25:44 from the King James Version of the Bible says, "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." This verse is found in the Old Testament and is part of the…

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Leviticus 25:44 reminds us of an ancient practice: "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." At first glance, this verse may seem out of place in our modern…

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O, Almighty Lord, the God of all creation, we come before You with humble hearts and open spirits. We seek Your guidance and enlightenment as we meditate upon Your Word, specifically Leviticus 25:44, which says, "Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall…

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Leviticus 25:44 - "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."
Isaiah 44:25
Leviticus 23:44 - "And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD."
Genesis 44:25 - "And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food."
Leviticus 14:44 - "Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean."
Psalms 44:25 - "For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth."
Leviticus 13:44 - "He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head."
Isaiah 44:25 - "That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;"
"And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD." - Leviticus 23:44
1 Samuel 25:44 - "¶ But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim."
Leviticus 25:26 - "And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;"
Leviticus 25:34 - "But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession."
Leviticus 25:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,"
Leviticus 16:25 - "And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar."
Ezekiel 44:25 - "And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves."
Leviticus 26:44 - "And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God."
"And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food." - Genesis 44:25
Leviticus 25:24 - "And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land."
Leviticus 25:13 - "In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession."
Leviticus 25:23 - "¶ The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me."
Leviticus 25:7 - "And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat."
Matthew 25:44 - "Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?"
Leviticus 25:43 - "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God."
Leviticus 25:32 - "Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time."
Leviticus 27:25 - "And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel."
Leviticus 25:25 - "¶ If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold."
"For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth." - Psalms 44:25
Leviticus 25:12 - "For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field."
Leviticus 25:40 - "But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:"