Leviticus 25:46 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLeviticus 25:46 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם
nâchal
H5157
to inherit
אֹתָ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
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לִבְנֵיכֶ֤ם
bên
H1121
son
אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙
ʼachar
H310
after
לָרֶ֣שֶׁת
yârash
H3423
to inherit
אֲחֻזָּ֔ה
ʼăchuzzâh
H272
possession
לְעֹלָ֖ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
בָּהֶ֣ם
תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤ם
ʼâch
H251
brother
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּאָחִ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִרְדֶּ֥ה
râdâh
H7287
to rule
ב֖וֹ
בְּפָֽרֶךְ
perek
H6531
cruelty
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World English Bible Public Domain
You may make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them may you take your slaves forever: but over your brothers the children of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.
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King James Version Public Domain
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigor.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you may give them as an inheritance to your sons after you, to inherit a possession. You may make them serve to perpetuity, but your brothers, the sons of Israel, a man with his brother, you shall not rule over him with harshness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).