25:52

Leviticus 25:53

25:54

Bible Versions

[And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: [and the other] shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

And as a yearly {H8141}{H8141} hired servant {H7916} shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule {H7287} with rigour {H6531} over him in thy sight {H5869}.

He will be like a worker hired year by year. You will see to it that he is not treated harshly.

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.

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

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  • Leviticus 25:43

    Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
  • Leviticus 25:46

    And 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.

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