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Leviticus 25:53

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53He shall be with him as a yearly hired worker;d he shall not rule over him with ruthlessness in youre sight.f

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  1. dLiterally “as a hired worker of a year in a year”
  2. eSingular
  3. fLiterally “to your eyes” or “for your eyes”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He will stay with him like a man hired year by year. A resident alien is not to rule over him harshly in your sight.

NLTNew 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.

KJV 1900King 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.