Leviticus 25:43
Strong's Lexicon
You are not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

to rule
תִרְדֶּ֥ה (ṯir·deh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7287: 1) to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down 1a) (Qal) to have dominion, rule, subjugate 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to dominate 2) to scrape out 2a) (Qal) to scrape, scrape out

over them harshly,
בְּפָ֑רֶךְ (bə·p̄ā·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6531: 1) harshness, severity, cruelty

but you shall fear
וְיָרֵ֖אתָ (wə·yā·rê·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3372: 1) to fear, revere, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour

your God.
מֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (mê·’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

Young's Literal Translation
thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.

New American Standard Bible
You shall not rule over him with severity, but are to revere your God.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.

New Living Translation
Show your fear of God by not treating them harshly.

English Standard Version
You shall not rule over him ruthlessly but shall fear your God.

New American Standard Bible
'You shall not rule over him with severity, but are to revere your God.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.

International Standard Version
You are not to rule over them with harshness. You are to fear your God."

NET Bible
You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

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

Young's Literal Translation
thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.
















Cross References
Ephesians 6:9
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

Colossians 4:1
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Genesis 42:18
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

Exodus 1:14
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

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

Leviticus 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.

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.

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.

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 1:1
And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
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