harshness, severity, cruelty
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H6531 — פֶּ֫רֶךְ
pe.rekh · severity · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Exodus 1:13 · בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃They worked the Israelites ruthlesslyExodus 1:14 · בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.Leviticus 25:43 · בְּפָ֑רֶךְYou are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.Leviticus 25:46 · בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ סYou may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.Leviticus 25:53 · בְּפֶ֖רֶךְHe shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.