Negative Commandment #507 of 613
Do not allow a non-Israelite to work a Hebrew slave oppressively
Commandment #507 — a prohibition from Leviticus 25:53, classified under Slaves and Servants in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'Like a man hired year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight.”
— Leviticus 25:53
Hebrew
נג כִּשְׂכִיר שָׁנָה בְּשָׁנָה, יִהְיֶה עִמּוֹ; לֹא-יִרְדֶּנּוּ בְּפֶרֶךְ, לְעֵינֶיךָ.
Greek (Septuagint)
53 ὡς μισθωτὸς ἐνιαυτὸν ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ· οὐ κατατενεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ μόχθῳ ἐνώπιόν σου.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Slaves and Servants
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 25
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- B'har
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #348
- Mishneh Torah
- AcquisitionSlaves
Related Commandments in “Slaves and Servants”
#504: Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws
Exodus 21:2
#505: Do not sell a Hebrew as a non-Hebrew is sold
Leviticus 25:42
#506: Do not work a Hebrew slave oppressively
Leviticus 25:43
#508: Do not have a Hebrew slave do menial slave labor
Leviticus 25:39
#509: Give a Hebrew slave gifts when he goes free
Deuteronomy 15:14
#510: Do not send a Hebrew slave away empty-handed
Deuteronomy 15:13
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