Leviticus 25:45
Context25:45 Also you may buy slaves 1 from the children of the foreigners who reside with you, and from their families that are 2 with you, whom they have fathered in your land, they may become your property.
Leviticus 26:13
Context26:13 I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves, 3 and I broke the bars of your yoke and caused you to walk upright. 4
1 tn The word “slaves” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied here.
2 tn Heb “family which is” (i.e., singular rather than plural).
3 tn Heb “from being to them slaves.”
4 tn In other words, to walk as free people and not as slaves. Cf. NIV “with (+ your CEV, NLT) heads held high”; NCV “proudly.”