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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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כִּשְׂכִ֥ירkiskhiras hiredשָׂכִירpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “as hired”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7916a man at wages by the day or yearhired (man, servant), hireling.שָׁנָ֛הshanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).בְּשָׁנָ֖הbeshanahin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).יִהְיֶ֣הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עִמּ֑וֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyirdenvhave dominionרָדָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “have dominion”, an unfinished actionH7287to 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.בְּפֶ֖רֶךְbeferekhin crueltyפֶּרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cruelty”, the ordinary formH6531fracture, i.e. severitycruelty, rigour.לְעֵינֶֽיךָleeyneykhato eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

Young’s Literal Translation

as an hireling, year by year, he is with him, and he doth not rule him with rigour before thine eyes.

World English Bible

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him. He shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.

Darby Translation

As a hired servant shall he be with him year by year; [his master] shall not rule with rigour over him before thine eyes.

Douay-Rheims

His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

as a hireling; he shall be with him from year to year; thou shalt not oppress him with labour before thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐνιαυτὸς ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἔσται μετʼ αὐτοῦ· οὐ κατατενεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ μόχθῳ ἐνώπιόν σου.