Leviticus 25:53

As a laborer hired from year to year shall he be with him; he shall not rule over him with rigor before thy eyes.

Leeser Tanakh

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

52And if there remain but few years unto the year of the jubilee: then shall he reckon with him; according to his years shall he return the price of his redemption.

54And if he be not redeemed by [one of] these means: then shall he go out in the year of the jubilee, both he, and his children with him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:46And ye may transfer them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; you may hold them to service for ever; but over your brethren the children of Israel, one over the other, ye shall not rule with rigor.

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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