Jeremiah 34:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.”
Jeremiah 34:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 34:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 34:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that every man should let his male servant, and every man his female servant, who is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, that no one should make bondservants of them, of a Jew his brother.”
Jeremiah 34:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 34:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that every man should let his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, that is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should make bondmen of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.”
Jeremiah 34:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 34:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“to send out each his man-servant, and each his maid-servant--the Hebrew and the Hebrewess--free, so as not to lay service on them, any on a Jew his brother;”
Jeremiah 34:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 34:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that every man should let his bondman, and every man his bondmaid, the Hebrew and the Hebrewess, go free, that none should exact service of them, [that is,] of a Jew his brother.”
Jeremiah 34:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 34:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That euery man should let his seruant go free, and euery man his handmayde, which was an Ebrue or an Ebruesse, and that none should serue himselfe of them, to wit, of a Iewe his brother.”
Jeremiah 34:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 34:9 in Context — Jeremiah 34
7 Et l’armée du roi de Babylone combattait contre Jérusalem et contre toutes les autres villes de Juda, contre Lakis et Azéka, car c’étaient des villes fortes qui restaient parmi les villes de Juda.
8 La parole fut adressée à Jérémie de la part de l’Éternel, après que le roi Sédécias eut fait un pacte avec tout le peuple de Jérusalem, pour publier la liberté,
9 afin que chacun renvoyât libres son esclave et sa servante, l’Hébreu et la femme de l’Hébreu, et que personne ne tînt plus dans la servitude le Juif, son frère.
10 Tous les chefs et tout le peuple, qui étaient entrés dans le pacte, s’engagèrent à renvoyer libres chacun son esclave et sa servante, afin de ne plus les tenir dans la servitude; ils obéirent, et les renvoyèrent.
11 Mais ensuite ils changèrent d’avis; ils reprirent les esclaves et les servantes qu’ils avaient affranchis, et les forcèrent à redevenir esclaves et servantes.
What Does Jeremiah 34:9 Mean?
Jeremiah 34:9 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 34. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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