43
You shall notלֹאruleתִרְדֶּהover himבוֹwith harshness,בְּפָרֶךְbut you shall fearוְיָרֵאתָyour Elohim.מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ
Leviticus 25:43
Study it in the app“You shall not rule over him with harshness, but you shall fear your Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:43, word by word
- ruleתִרְדֶּהtirde
rule
To hold sway, govern.
Where else “tirde” appears- with harshnessפָרֶךְfarech
harshness
Harshness, cruelty with which someone is made to work.
Where else “farech” appears- but you shall fearיָרֵאתָyareta
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yareta” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
42For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as a slave is sold.
43 · This verse (above)
44As for your male slave and your female slave whom you may have, from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy a male slave and a female slave.