Leviticus 25:43
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Context
This verse from Leviticus Chapter 25 connects to 10 cross-references. The Sabbatical Year requires Israel to let the land rest every seventh year; the Jubilee Year every fiftieth year releases all Israelite debt-slaves and returns family land to its original owners. These institutions express God's ownership of the land and …
Other Translations
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.
thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.
Do not be a hard master to him, but have the fear of God before you.
Cross References
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
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But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children …
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel …
And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard …
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the …
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore …
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.
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