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Leviticus 25:40
But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner: he shall work with thee until the year of the jubilee.
Leviticus 25:40 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Leviticus 25:40 in other translations
But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee.
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In context
37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury: nor exact of him any increase of fruits.
38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might give you the land of Chanaan, and might be your God.
39 If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants.
40 But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner: he shall work with thee until the year of the jubilee.
41 And afterwards he shall go out with his children: and shall return to his kindred and to the possession of his fathers.
42 For they are my servants, and I brought them out of the land of Egypt: let them not be sold as bondmen.
43 Afflict him not by might: but fear thy God.
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