Leviticus 25:43
Thou shalt not oppress him with labour, and shalt fear the Lord thy God.
Brenton Septuagint
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 appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
Exodus 2:23And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.
Exodus 3:9And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me, and I have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict them.
Leviticus 25:17Let not a man oppress his neighbour, and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the Lord thy God.
Leviticus 25:53as a hireling; he shall be with him from year to year; thou shalt not oppress him with labour before thee.
2 Chronicles 28:10And now ye talk of keeping the children of Juda and Jerusalem for servants and handmaidens. Lo, am I not with you to testify for 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 →