13 In this year בִּשְׁנַ֥ת bish.Nat H8141 of jubilee הַיּוֹבֵ֖ל hai.yo.Vel H3104 ye shall return תָּשֻׁ֕בוּ ta.Shu.vu H7725 every man H376 unto his possession אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ 'a.chu.za.To H272 . 14 And if thou sell תִמְכְּר֤וּ tim.ke.Ru H4376 aught unto thy neighbor , or buy קָנֹ֖ה ka.Noh H7069 of thy neighbor’s hand מִיַּ֣ד mi.Yad H3027 , ye shall not wrong one H376 another . 15 According to the number בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר be.mis.Par H4557 of years שָׁנִים֙ sha.Nim H8141 after the jubilee הַיּוֹבֵ֔ל hai.yo.Vel H3104 thou shalt buy תִּקְנֶ֖ה tik.Neh H7069 of thy neighbor , and according unto the number בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר be.mis.Par H4557 of years שְׁנֵֽי־ she.nei- H8141 of the crops he shall sell יִמְכָּר־ yim.kor- H4376 unto thee. 16 According to the multitude H7230 of the years הַשָּׁנִ֗ים ha.sha.Nim H8141 thou shalt increase תַּרְבֶּה֙ tar.Beh H7235 the price מִקְנָת֔וֹ mik.na.To H4736 thereof, and according to the fewness of the years הַשָּׁנִ֔ים ha.sha.Nim H8141 thou shalt diminish H4591 the price מִקְנָת֑וֹ mik.na.To H4736 of it ; for the number מִסְפַּ֣ר mis.Par H4557 of the crops doth he sell מֹכֵ֖ר mo.Kher H4376 unto thee. 17 And ye shall not wrong one H376 another ; but thou shalt fear וְיָרֵ֖אתָ ve.ya.Re.ta H3372 thy God מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ me.'e.lo.Hei.kha H430 : for I am Jehovah your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ 'e.lo.hei.Khem H430 . 18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes H2708 , and keep תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ tish.me.Ru H8104 mine ordinances H4941 and do them ; and ye shall dwell וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם vi.shav.Tem H3427 in the land הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 in safety . 19 And the land הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha.'A.retz H776 shall yield its fruit פִּרְיָ֔הּ pir.Yah H6529 , and ye shall eat וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם va.'a.khal.Tem H398 your fill , and dwell וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם vi.shav.Tem H3427 therein in safety . 20 And if ye shall say תֹאמְר֔וּ to.me.Ru H559 , What shall we eat נֹּאכַ֤֖ל no.Khal H398 the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑ת ha.she.vi.'It H7637 year בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה ba.sha.Nah H8141 ? behold , we shall not sow נִזְרָ֔ע niz.Ra' H2232 , nor gather נֶאֱסֹ֖ף ne.'e.Sof H622 in our increase ; 21 then I will command וְצִוִּ֤יתִי ve.tzi.Vi.ti H6680 my blessing בִּרְכָתִי֙ bir.kha.Ti H1293 upon you in the sixth הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית ha.shi.Shit H8345 year בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה ba.sha.Nah H8141 , and it shall bring forth fruit for the three לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ lish.Losh H7969 years הַשָּׁנִֽים׃ ha.sha.Nim H8141 . 22 And ye shall sow וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם u.ze.ra'.Tem H2232 the eighth הַשְּׁמִינִ֔ת ha.she.mi.Nit H8066 year הַשָּׁנָ֣ה ha.sha.Nah H8141 , and eat וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם va.'a.khal.Tem H398 of the fruits, the old יָשָׁ֑ן ya.Shan H3465 store; until the ninth הַתְּשִׁיעִ֗ת ha.te.shi.'It H8671 year הַשָּׁנָ֣ה ha.sha.Nah H8141 , until its fruits come H935 in , ye shall eat תֹּאכְל֖וּ to.khe.Lu H398 the old יָשָֽׁן׃ ya.Shan H3465 store. 23 And the land וְהָאָ֗רֶץ ve.ha.'A.retz H776 shall not be sold H4376 in perpetuity; for the land הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me . 24 And in all the land אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz H776 of your possession אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם 'a.chu.zat.Khem H272 ye shall grant a redemption גְּאֻלָּ֖ה ge.'u.Lah H1353 for the land לָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס la.'A.retz H776 . 25 If thy brother אָחִ֔יךָ 'a.Chi.kha H251 be waxed poor , and sell וּמָכַ֖ר u.ma.Khar H4376 some of his possession מֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ me.'a.chu.za.To H272 , then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come וּבָ֤א u.Va' H935 , and shall redeem H1350 that which his brother אָחִֽיו׃ 'a.Chiv H251 hath sold H4376 . 27 then let him reckon the years שְׁנֵ֣י she.Nei H8141 of the sale מִמְכָּר֔וֹ mi.ka.Ro H4465 thereof, and restore H7725 the overplus unto the man H376 to whom he sold H4376 it ; and he shall return H7725 unto his possession לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ la.'a.chu.za.To H272 . 28 But if he be וְהָיָ֣ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 not able to get it back H7725 for himself , then that which he hath sold shall remain in the hand H3027 of him that hath bought H7069 it until the year שְׁנַ֣ת she.Nat H8141 of jubilee הַיּוֹבֵ֑ל hai.yo.Vel H3104 : and in the jubilee בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל bai.yo.Vel H3104 it shall go וְיָצָא֙ ve.ya.Tza' H3318 out , and he shall return H7725 unto his possession לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ la.'a.chu.za.To H272 . 29 And if a man H376 sell יִמְכֹּ֤ר yim.Kor H4376 a dwelling-house in a walled חוֹמָ֔ה cho.Mah H2346 city עִ֣יר 'ir H5892 , then he may redeem it within a whole year שְׁנַ֣ת she.Nat H8141 after it is sold H4376 ; for a full year H8141 shall he have the right גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ ge.'u.la.To H1353 of redemption גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ ge.'u.la.To H1353 . 30 And if it be not redeemed יִגָּאֵ֗ל yi.ga.'El H1350 within the space of a full H4390 year שָׁנָ֣ה sha.Nah H8141 , then the house הַבַּ֨יִת ha.Ba.yit H1004 that is in the walled חֹמָ֗ה cho.Mah H2346 city בָּעִ֜יר ba.'Ir H5892 shall be made sure in perpetuity to him that bought H7069 it , throughout his generations לְדֹרֹתָ֑יו le.do.ro.Tav H1755 : it shall not go יֵצֵ֖א ye.Tze' H3318 out in the jubilee בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃ bai.yo.Vel H3104 . 31 But the houses H1004 of the villages which have no wall חֹמָה֙ cho.Mah H2346 round סָבִ֔יב sa.Viv H5439 about them shall be H1961 reckoned יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב ye.cha.Shev H2803 with the fields שְׂדֵ֥ה se.Deh H7704 of the country : they may be H1961 redeemed, and they shall go יֵצֵֽא׃ ye.Tze' H3318 out in the jubilee וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל u.vai.yo.Vel H3104 . 32 Nevertheless the cities וְעָרֵי֙ ve.'a.Rei H5892 of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 , the houses H1004 of the cities עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei H5892 of their possession אֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם 'a.chu.za.Tam H272 , may the Levites לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ lal.vi.Yim H3881 redeem at any time . 33 And if one מִן־ min- H4480 of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 redeem יִגְאַל֙ yig.'Al H1350 , then the house H1004 that was sold , and the city וְעִ֥יר ve.'Ir H5892 of his possession אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ 'a.chu.za.To H272 , shall go וְיָצָ֧א ve.ya.Tza' H3318 out in the jubilee בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל bai.yo.Vel H3104 ; for the houses H1004 of the cities עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei H5892 of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֗ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 are their possession אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם 'a.chu.za.Tam H272 among the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 34 But the field וּֽשְׂדֵ֛ה u.se.Deh H7704 of the suburbs of their cities עָרֵיהֶ֖ם 'a.rei.Hem H5892 may not be sold H4376 ; for it is their perpetual possession אֲחֻזַּ֥ת 'a.chu.Zat H272 . 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