Imamat 25:43

25:43 You must not rule over him harshly, ¹  but you must fear your God.

Imamat 25:53

25:53 He must be with the one who bought him ²  like a yearly hired worker. ³  The one who bought him ⁴  must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

[25:43]  ¹ tn Heb “You shall not rule in him in violence”; cf. NASB “with severity”; NIV “ruthlessly.”

[25:53]  ² tn Heb “be with him”; the referent (the one who bought him) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:53]  ³ tn Heb “As a hired worker year in year.”

[25:53]  ⁴ tn Heb “He”; the referent (the one who bought him) has been specified in the translation for clarity.