Leviticus 25:46
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And by right of inheritance shall leave them to your posterity, and shall possess them for ever. But oppress not your brethren the children of Israel by might.

And ye shall

Isaiah 14:2 And the people shall take them, and bring them into their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall make them captives that had taken them, and shall subdue their oppressors.

they shall be your bondmen for ever.

Leviticus 25:39 If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants.

ye shall not rule

Leviticus 25:43 Afflict him not by might: but fear thy God.

Context
Redemption of Bondmen
45And of the strangers that sojourn among you, or that were born of them in your land. These you shall have for servants: 46And by right of inheritance shall leave them to your posterity, and shall possess them for ever. But oppress not your brethren the children of Israel by might.
Cross References
Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:

Leviticus 25:43
Afflict him not by might: but fear thy God.

Leviticus 25:45
And of the strangers that sojourn among you, or that were born of them in your land. These you shall have for servants:

Leviticus 25:47
If the hand of a stranger or a sojourner grow strong among you, and thy brother being impoverished sell himself to him, or to any of his race:

Lexicon
You may leave
וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם‪‬ (wə·hiṯ·na·ḥăl·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate

them
אֹתָ֜ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to your sons
לִבְנֵיכֶ֤ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

after
אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙ (’a·ḥă·rê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

you to inherit
לָרֶ֣שֶׁת (lā·re·šeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

as property;
אֲחֻזָּ֔ה (’ă·ḥuz·zāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 272: Something seized, a possession

you can make them slaves
תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ (ta·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

for life.
לְעֹלָ֖ם (lə·‘ō·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

But as for your brothers,
וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤ם (ū·ḇə·’a·ḥê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

the Israelites,
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

no
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

may rule
תִרְדֶּ֥ה (ṯir·deh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off

harshly
בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ (bə·p̄ā·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6531: Harshness, severity

over his brother.
בְּאָחִ֔יו (bə·’ā·ḥîw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )


Additional Translations
You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.And you shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your slaves for ever: but over your brothers the children of Israel, you shall not rule one over another with rigor.

And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.

And ye shall distribute them to your children after you, and they shall be to you permanent possessions for ever: but of your brethren the children of Israel, one shall not oppress his brother in labours.

And ye shall leave them as an inheritance to your children after you, to inherit them as a possession: these may ye make your bondmen for ever; but as for your brethren, the children of Israel, ye shall not rule over one another with rigour.

And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigour.

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession, they shall be your bond-men for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigor.

You may make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them may you take your slaves forever: but over your brothers the children of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.

and ye have taken them for inheritance to your sons after you, to occupy for a possession; to the age ye lay service upon them, but upon your brethren, the sons of Israel, one with another, thou dost not rule over him with rigour.
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