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As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in your sight.
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Dignity as a Hired Hand
Commentators agree that this verse establishes a standard of humane treatment. An Israelite sold to a foreigner was not to be treated like a permanent slave but as a temporary, hired worker. This status protected their dignity and ensured they were not ruled over with harshness, reflecting God's concern for His people.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A sojourner or stranger — Rather, a foreigner who has settled among you. See Leviticus 16:29, note; Exodus 20:10, note.
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19th Century
Anglican
And as a yearly hired servant he shall be. —Better, As a yearly servant, etc., without the “and,” which is not i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him Being redeemable every year, and upon his redemption might quit his …
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A native Israelite, if sold for debt or for a crime, was to serve only six years and to go out free in the seventh. If he sold himself because of p…
