Leviticus 25:53
Strong's Lexicon
Like a man hired
כִּשְׂכִ֥יר (kiś·ḵîr)
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7916: 1) hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1b1) mercenary

from year
שָׁנָ֛ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

to year,
בְּשָׁנָ֖ה (bə·šā·nāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

he will stay
יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

with him,
עִמּ֑וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

but a foreign owner must not
לֹֽא־ (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)

rule
יִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּ (yir·den·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third 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 him harshly
בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ (bə·p̄e·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6531: 1) harshness, severity, cruelty

in your sight.
לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will stay with him like a man hired year by year. A foreign owner is not to rule over him harshly in your sight.

New American Standard Bible
Like a man hired year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight.

King James Bible
[And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: [and the other] shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They are to be treated as workers hired from year to year; you must see to it that those to whom they owe service do not rule over them ruthlessly.

New Living Translation
The foreigner must treat them as workers hired on a yearly basis. You must not allow a foreigner to treat any of your fellow Israelites harshly.

English Standard Version
He shall treat him as a worker hired year by year. He shall not rule ruthlessly over him in your sight.

New American Standard Bible
'Like a man hired year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will stay with him like a man hired year by year. A foreign owner is not to rule over him harshly in your sight.

International Standard Version
Like a hired servant, he is to remain with him year after year, but he is not to rule over him with what you see as severity.

NET Bible
He must be with the one who bought him like a yearly hired worker. The one who bought him must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

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.

English Revised Version
As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

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.
















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

Leviticus 25:43
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

Leviticus 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.

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

Leviticus 25:51
If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

Leviticus 25:50
And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.

Leviticus 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.

Leviticus 25:55
For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 26:1
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
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