Leviticus 25:43
thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 1:17And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;
Exodus 2:23And it cometh to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt dieth, and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goeth up unto God, because of the service;
Exodus 3:9'And now, lo, the cry of the sons of Israel hath come in unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them,
Leviticus 25:17and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I [am] Jehovah your God.
Leviticus 25:53as an hireling, year by year, he is with him, and he doth not rule him with rigour before thine eyes.
2 Chronicles 28:10and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem ye are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Jehovah 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 →