Leviticus 25:53
World English Bible (WEB)
As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him. He shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.
In context
51 If there are yet many years, according to them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
52 If there remain but a few years to the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according to his years of service he shall give back the price of his redemption.
53 As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him. He shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.
54 If he isn’t redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee: he and his children with him.
55 For to me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 25:53 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- as an hireling, year by year, he is with him, and he doth not rule him with rigour before thine eyes.
- DBY Darby Translation
- As a hired servant shall he be with him year by year; [his master] shall not rule with rigour over him before thine eyes.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.