Leviticus 25:53
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Like a man hiredכִּשְׂכִ֥יר
(kis·chir)
7916: hiredfrom sakar
yearשָׁנָ֛ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
by yearבְּשָׁנָ֖ה
(be·sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
he shall be with him; he shall not ruleיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּ
(yir·den·nu)
7287a: to have dominion, rule, dominatea prim. root
over him with severityבְּפֶ֖רֶךְ
(be·fe·rech)
6531: harshness, severityfrom an unused word
in your sight.לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
(le·'ei·nei·cha.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And as a yearly
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
hired servant
sakiyr  (saw-keer')
a man at wages by the day or year -- hired (man, servant), hireling.
shall he be with him and the other shall not rule
radah  (raw-daw')
to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off -- (come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.
with rigour
perek  (peh'-rek)
fracture, i.e. severity -- cruelty, rigour.
over him in thy sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
During those years he should serve his buyer as a hired worker. His buyer should not treat him harshly.

King James 2000 Bible
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.
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