Leviticus 25:53 - Revised Standard Version CI As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with harshness over him 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 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.
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.