Leviticus 25:53

His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

52If 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,

54And if by these means he cannot be redeemed, in the year of the jubilee he shall go out with his children.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:46And by right of inheritance shall leave them to your posterity, and shall possess them for ever. But oppress not your brethren the children of Israel by might.

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 →

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