Leviticus 25:53
Bible › Leviticus › Chapter 25 › Verse 53
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.
In other translations
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Leviticus 25:43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
- Leviticus 25:46And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.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.
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