Leviticus 25:53 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He will stay with him like a man hired year by year. A resident foreigner is not to rule over him harshly in your sight. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as a servant hired year by year shall he deal with him; he shall not rule over him with harshness (severity, oppression) in your sight [make sure of that]. American Standard Version (1901) As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight. Common English Bible Regardless, the Israelite will be to the buyer like a yearly laborer; the buyer must not harshly rule over them in your sight. Catholic Public Domain Version his wages being charged by what served before. He shall not afflict him violently in your sight. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight. |
You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But concerning your brothers, the Israelites, you must not rule over one another harshly.
If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, he will calculate and pay the price of his redemption in proportion to his remaining years.