Leviticus 25:43
turmente thou not hem bi thi power, but drede thou thi Lord.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
In Context
44A seruaunt and handmaide be to you of naciouns that ben in youre cumpas,
Cross References
Exodus 1:17Forsothe the medewyues dredden God, and diden not bi the comaundement of the kyng of Egipt, but kepten knaue children.
Exodus 2:23Forsothe aftir myche tyme the kyng of Egipt diede, and the sones of Israel inwardli weiliden for werkis, and crieden, and the cry of hem for werkis stiede to God.
Exodus 3:9Therfor the cry of the sones of Israel cam to me, and Y seiy the turment of hem, bi which thei ben oppressid of Egipcians.
Leviticus 25:17Nyle ye turment men of youre lynagis, but ech man drede his God; for Y am youre Lord God.
Leviticus 25:53and he schal yeelde to the biere that that is residue of yeeris, while tho yeeris, bi whiche he seruyde bifore, ben rikenyd for hiris; he schal not turmente `that Ebreu violentli in thi siyt.
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 →