Leviticus 25:46 meaning and explanation
You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
Leviticus 25:46, Berean Standard Bible
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God speaks to Moses on Sinai, setting out the Jubilee laws for Israel in the land. This verse permits Israelites to pass foreign slaves to their children as inherited property and to keep them for life, while the second half forbids harsh rule over a fellow Israelite.
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