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Lev 25:46 — 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 rigour.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

And ye shall		Isa 14:2
they shall be your bondmen for ever		Heb. ye shall serve yourselves with them. See on Lev 25:39.
ye shall not rule		Lev 25:43

Correlating Passages

And ye shall

Isa 14:2

And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

they shall be your bondmen for ever

Lev 25:39

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:

ye shall not rule

Lev 25:43

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

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Scott, Thomas. "Leviticus 25:46," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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