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Leviticus 25:43

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41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

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BSB
You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
KJV
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
WEB
You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.
ASV
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.
DARBY
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; and thou shalt fear thy God.
BLB
You shall not rule over him with rigor, and you shall fear your God.
ÅB
Du skal ikke herske over ham med hårdhet, men du skal frykte din Gud.
OTB
Ikke hersk over dem med hardhet, men frykt din Gud.
B1930
Du skal ikke herske over ham med hårdhet, men du skal frykte din Gud.

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  • Colossians 4:1

    Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

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  • Leviticus 25:46

    And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

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  • Exodus 1:13–14

    And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

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  • Leviticus 25:17

    Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

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  • Ezekiel 34:4

    The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

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  • Leviticus 25:53

    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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  • Exodus 3:7

    And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

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  • Isaiah 47:6

    I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

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