Leviticus 25:53

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Leviticus 25:53

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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KJV

King James Version

[And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: [and the other] shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Leviticus 25

⁵¹ If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.

⁵² If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, he is to calculate and pay his redemption according to his remaining years.

⁵³ 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.

⁵⁴ Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.

⁵⁵ For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

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