VineVerse

Do not work a Hebrew slave oppressively

Commandment 506ProhibitionParashat B'harSlaves

Scripture

'You shall not rule over him with severity, but are to revere your God.

Hebrew

מג לֹא-תִרְדֶּה בוֹ, בְּפָרֶךְ; וְיָרֵאתָ, מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ.

Greek

43 οὐ κατατενεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ μόχθῳ καὶ φοβηθήσῃ κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.

Classification

  • Parashah: B'har
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 346
  • Mishneh Torah: Acquisition — Slaves

Stated in

Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.