Leviticus 25:43
King James Version (KJV)
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
In context
41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
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.
45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
Leviticus 25:43 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
- WEB World English Bible
- You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; and thou shalt fear thy God.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.