Leviticus 25:53
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.
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ASV
As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.
KJV
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּשְׂכִ֥יר | kis.Khir | like a hired laborer of | H7916 → |
| שָׁנָ֛ה | sha.Nah | a year | H8141 → |
| בְּשָׁנָ֖ה | be.sha.Nah | in a year | H8141 → |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yih.Yeh | he will be | H1961 → |
| עִמּ֑וֹ | i.Mo | with him | H5973 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּ | yir.De.nu | he will rule over him | H7287 → |
| בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ | be.Fe.rekh | with harshness | H6531 → |
| לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | le.'ei.Nei.kha | to eyes your | H5869 → |
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