VineVerse

Do not allow a non-Israelite to work a Hebrew slave oppressively

Commandment 507ProhibitionParashat B'harSlaves

Scripture

'Like a man hired year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight.

Hebrew

נג כִּשְׂכִיר שָׁנָה בְּשָׁנָה, יִהְיֶה עִמּוֹ; לֹא-יִרְדֶּנּוּ בְּפֶרֶךְ, לְעֵינֶיךָ.

Greek

53 ὡς μισθωτὸς ἐνιαυτὸν ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ· οὐ κατατενεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ μόχθῳ ἐνώπιόν σου.

Classification

  • Parashah: B'har
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 348
  • 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.