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As a hired workerכִּשְׂכִירyearשָׁנָהby yearבְּשָׁנָהhe shall beיִהְיֶהwith him;עִמּוֹhe shall notלֹאrule over himיִרְדֶּנּוּwith harshnessבְּפֶרֶךְbefore your eyes.לְעֵינֶיךָ
Leviticus 25:53
Study it in the app“As a hired worker year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with harshness before your eyes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:53, word by word
- As a hired workerשְׂכִירsechir
hired worker
Hired worker: a laborer paid by the day or by the year.
Where else “sechir” appears- yearשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- he shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- rule over himיִרְדֶּyirde
rule
To hold sway, govern.
Where else “yirde” appears- with harshnessפֶרֶךְferech
harshness
Harshness, cruelty with which someone is made to work.
Where else “ferech” appears- before your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears
The context
52And if few years remain until the year of jubilee, he shall calculate with him; according to his years he shall pay back the price of his redemption.
53 · This verse (above)
54And if he is not redeemed by these means, he shall go out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.