Leviticus

Leviticus 25:53

⁵³He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He shall be treated	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a man hired	כִּשְׂכִ֥יר	kiś·ḵîr	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7916 hired
from year	שָׁנָ֛ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
to year	בְּשָׁנָ֖ה	bə·šā·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
but	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rule over him	יִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּ	yir·den·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
harshly	בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ	bə·p̄e·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6531 harshness, severity
in your sight	לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃	lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.