Leviticus 25:53

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.

Cross References

Exodus 1:13

So they made the people of Israel serve with rigor,

Leviticus 25:43

You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.

Leviticus 25:46

You may bequeath them to your sons after you, to inherit as a possession for ever; you may make slaves of them, but over your brethren the people of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.

Leviticus 25:52

If there remain but a few years until the year of jubilee, he shall make a reckoning with him; according to the years of service due from him he shall refund the money for his redemption.