Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor. Young's Literal Translation ‘And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service; King James Bible 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: Hebrew Ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a countryman אָחִ֛יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) among you עִמָּ֖ךְ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with becomes destitute יָמ֥וּךְ (yā·mūḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4134: To be low or depressed, to grow poor and sells himself וְנִמְכַּר־ (wə·nim·kar-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4376: To sell to you, לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew you must not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no force תַעֲבֹ֥ד (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave him into בּ֖וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew slave עָֽבֶד׃ (‘ā·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant labor. עֲבֹ֥דַת (‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5656: Work of any kind |