Leviticus 25:43

25:42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. as: Heb. with the sale of a bondman

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

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

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

You shall not rule over him with rigor; but shall fear your God.

25:44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

What does Leviticus 25:43 mean?

Leviticus 25:43 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָדָה (râdâh), פֶּרֶךְ (perek), יָרֵא (yârêʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

shalt

not

ruleרָדָהrâdâh/raw-daw'/H7287to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off

over

him

with

rigour;פֶּרֶךְperek/peh'-rek/H6531fracture, i.e. severity

but

shalt

fearיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

thy

God.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:43.

Ezekiel 34:4

The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Leviticus 25:46

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour. they: Heb. ye shall serve yourselves with them

Leviticus 25:53

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:43 say?

Leviticus 25:43 (King James Version) reads: "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God."

Is Leviticus 25:43 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:43 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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