Leviticus 25:52
If few, he shall make the reckoning with him according to the number of the years, and shall repay to the buyer of what remaineth of the years,
Douay-Rheims 1899
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In Context
53His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight.
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 →