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The Definition of the word Hireling

Hireling

A labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over "(Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day's wage was a "penny" "(q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (Matt. 20:1-14)."


The Old Testament

The New Testament