Leviticus

Leviticus 25:42

⁴²Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
My servants	עֲבָדַ֣י	‘ă·ḇā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
whom	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I brought	הוֹצֵ֥אתִי	hō·w·ṣê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
out of the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
they are not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to be sold	יִמָּכְר֖וּ	yim·mā·ḵə·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4376 sell
as slaves	עָֽבֶד׃	‘ā·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.