Leviticus 25:53

New International Reader's Version

They must be treated as workers hired from year to year. You must make sure that those they must work for are kind to them when they rule over them.

Cross References

Exodus 1:13

They made them work hard. They didn’t show them any pity.

Leviticus 25:43

Show them pity when you rule over them. Have respect for God.

Leviticus 25:46

You can leave them to your children as their share of your property. You can make them slaves for life. But when you rule over your own people, you must be kind to them.

Leviticus 25:52

But suppose there are only a few years left until the Year of Jubilee. Then they must count the number of years that are left. The payment for their freedom must be based on that number.