Redemption of Servants
Leviticus 25:53
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.
- KJV
- And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
- WEB
- As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him. He shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.
- ASV
- As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.
- LSV
- as a hired worker, year by year, he is with him, and he does not rule him with rigor before your eyes.
- YLT
- as an hireling, year by year, he is with him, and he doth not rule him with rigour before thine eyes.
- DBY
- As a hired servant shall he be with him year by year; [his master] shall not rule with rigour over him before thine eyes.
- DRC
- His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight.
- GNV
- He shalbe with him yeere by yeere as an hired seruant: he shall not rule cruelly ouer him in thy sight.
- JPS
- As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
- LXXE
- as a hireling; he shall be with him from year to year; thou shalt not oppress him with labour before thee.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כִּשְׂכִ֥יר שָׁנָ֛ה בְּשָׁנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמּ֑וֹ לֹֽא־יִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּ בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
- LXX-Br
- ἐνιαυτὸς ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἔσται μετʼ αὐτοῦ· οὐ κατατενεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ μόχθῳ ἐνώπιόν σου.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Leviticus 25:43You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
- Leviticus 25:46You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
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