Leviticus 25:43
Afflict him not by might, but fear thy God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
In Context
44Let your bondmen, and your bondwomen, be of the nations that are round about you.
Cross References
Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.
Exodus 2:23Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.
Exodus 3:9For the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have seen their affliction, wherewith they are oppressed by the Egyptians.
Leviticus 25:17Do not afflict your countrymen, but let every one fear his God: because I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:53His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight.
2 Chronicles 28:10Moreover you have a mind to keep under the children of Juda and Jerusalem for your bondmen and bondwomen, which ought not to be done : for you have sinned in this against the Lord 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 →