Leviticus 25:53

25:52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

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

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

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

25:54 And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. in these: or, by these means

What does Leviticus 25:53 mean?

Leviticus 25:53 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁנֶה (shâneh), שָׂכִיר (sâkîyr), רָדָה (râdâh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

yearlyשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

hired

servantשָׂכִירsâkîyr/saw-keer'/H7916a man at wages by the day or year

shall

with

him:

and

the

other

shall

not

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

with

rigourפֶּרֶךְperek/peh'-rek/H6531fracture, i.e. severity

over

him

thy

sight.עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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Debtor Jubilee Redemption Servants

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:53.

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.

Leviticus 25:43

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

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

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What does Leviticus 25:53 say?

Leviticus 25:53 (King James Version) reads: "And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight."

Is Leviticus 25:53 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:53 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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