Halakhah for Leviticus 25:50
וְחִשַּׁב֙ עִם־קֹנֵ֔הוּ מִשְּׁנַת֙ הִמָּ֣כְרוֹ ל֔וֹ עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְהָיָ֞ה כֶּ֤סֶף מִמְכָּרוֹ֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שָׁנִ֔ים כִּימֵ֥י שָׂכִ֖יר יִהְיֶ֥ה עִמּֽוֹ׃
And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he sold himself to him unto the year of jubilee; and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years; according to the time of a hired servant shall he be with him.
Sefer HaChinukh
And [it] is practiced in every place and at all times by males and females. And one who transgresses it and lies about measures of length, weight, or capacity has transgressed a negative commandment. But we do not administer lashes for it, because it is given to repayment. And (Ramban) [Rambam], may his memory be blessed, wrote (Mishneh Torah, Laws of Theft 7:8) that if one lied in measures even to a gentile that worships idolatry, he has transgressed a negative commandment and he is obligated to return [it]. And likewise is it forbidden to fool gentiles in calculations, as it is stated (Leviticus 25:50), "And calculate with his owner" - even if he is subjugated under your hand; all the more so towards a gentile that is not subjugated under your hand. And behold, it states (Deuteronomy 25:16), "For it is an abomination of God [...] anyone who does perversion" - in any case.
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