Mitzvah #507 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not allow a non-Israelite to work a Hebrew slave oppressively“
Scripture Reference: LEV 25:53 (Torah Portion (Parashah): B'har)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Like a man hired year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
נג כִּשְׂכִיר שָׁנָה בְּשָׁנָה, יִהְיֶה עִמּוֹ; לֹא-יִרְדֶּנּוּ בְּפֶרֶךְ, לְעֵינֶיךָ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
53 ὡς μισθωτὸς ἐνιαυτὸν ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ· οὐ κατατενεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ μόχθῳ ἐνώπιόν σου.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) B'har
Sefer HaChinuch Number #348
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Acquisition (Buch 12)
Section: Slaves
Systematic Category (P119f) Slaves and Servants