Leviticus 25:43
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; and thou shalt fear thy God.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
Exodus 2:23And it came to pass during those many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and cried; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage;
Exodus 3:9And now behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me; and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
Leviticus 25:17And ye shall not oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.
Leviticus 25:53As a hired servant shall he be with him year by year; [his master] shall not rule with rigour over him before thine eyes.
2 Chronicles 28:10And now ye think to subjugate the children of Judah and Jerusalem as your bondmen and bondwomen. Are there not with you, even with you, trespasses against Jehovah your God?
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:40-55
Oppression of Brethren Forbidden. ( b. c. 1490.) 39 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: 40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: 41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 42 For they are my servants, which I brought… Read the whole commentary →