53 They are to be treated as workers hired from year to year; you must see to it that those to whom they owe service do not rule over them ruthlessly.
53 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
53 He shall treat him as a servant hired year by year. He shall not rule ruthlessly over him in your sight.
53 He is to be treated as a man hired from year to year. You must make sure that his owner does not tyrannize him.
53 He shall be with him as a yearly hired servant, and he shall not rule with rigor over him in your sight.
53 The foreigner must treat them as workers hired on a yearly basis. You must not allow a foreigner to treat any of your fellow Israelites harshly.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 25:53
Commentary on Leviticus 25:39-55
(Read Leviticus 25:39-55)
A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for a son of Abraham. Masters are required to give to their servants that which is just and equal, John 8:32. We cannot ransom our fellow-sinners, but we may point out Christ to them; while by his grace our lives may adorn his gospel, express our love, show our gratitude, and glorify his holy name.