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Leviticus 25:23-55

23Andthelandוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shallnotbesoldH4376inperpetuity;forthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776ismine:foryearestrangersandsojournerswithme.

24Andinallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofyourpossessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272yeshallgrantaredemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353forthelandלָאָֽרֶץ׃ סla.'A.retzH776.

25Ifthybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bewaxedpoor,andsellוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376someofhispossessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,thenshallhiskinsmanthatisnextuntohimcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935,andshallredeemH1350thatwhichhisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251hathsoldH4376.

26AndifamanH376havenooneH376toredeemH1350it,andhebeH1961waxed richandfindוּמָצָ֖אu.ma.Tza'H4672sufficienttoredeemH1350it;

27thenlethimreckontheyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141ofthesaleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465thereof,andrestoreH7725theoverplus untothemanH376towhomhesoldH4376it;andheshallreturnH7725untohispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28Butifhebeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961notabletogetitbackH7725forhimself,thenthatwhichhehathsoldshallremaininthehandH3027ofhimthathathboughtH7069ituntiltheyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיּוֹבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104:andinthejubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֔לbai.yo.VelH3104itshallgoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318out,andheshallreturnH7725untohispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

29AndifamanH376sellיִמְכֹּ֤רyim.KorH4376adwelling-houseinawalledחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,thenhemayredeemitwithinawholeyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141afteritissoldH4376;forafullyearH8141shallhehavetherightגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353ofredemptionגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353.

30Andifitbenotredeemedיִגָּאֵ֗לyi.ga.'ElH1350withinthespaceofafullH4390yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141,thenthehouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004thatisinthewalledחֹמָ֗הcho.MahH2346cityבָּעִ֜ירba.'IrH5892shallbemadesureinperpetuitytohimthatboughtH7069it,throughouthisgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑יוle.do.ro.TavH1755:itshallnotgoיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318outinthejubileeבַּיֹּבֵֽל׃bai.yo.VelH3104.

31ButthehousesH1004ofthevillageswhichhavenowallחֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutthemshallbeH1961reckonedיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803withthefieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704ofthecountry:theymaybeH1961redeemed,andtheyshallgoיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318outinthejubileeוּבַיֹּבֵ֖לu.vai.yo.VelH3104.

32Neverthelessthecitiesוְעָרֵי֙ve.'a.ReiH5892oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,thehousesH1004ofthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם'a.chu.za.TamH272,maytheLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881redeematanytime.

33Andifoneמִן־min-H4480oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881redeemיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350,thenthehouseH1004thatwassold,andthecityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892ofhispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,shallgoוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318outinthejubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֑לbai.yo.VelH3104;forthehousesH1004ofthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881aretheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם'a.chu.za.TamH272amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

34Butthefieldוּֽשְׂדֵ֛הu.se.DehH7704ofthesuburbsoftheircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892maynotbesoldH4376;foritistheirperpetualpossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.

35Andifthybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bewaxedpoor,andhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027failwiththee;thenthou shalt upholdhim:asastrangerandasojournershallheliveוָחַ֖יva.ChaiH2421withthee.

36Takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947thounointerestנֶ֣שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392ofhimorincrease,butfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;thatthybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251mayliveוְחֵ֥יve.CheiH2421withthee.

37Thou shaltnotgiveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414himthymoneyH3701uponinterestבְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392,norgiveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414himthy victualsforincrease.

38IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whobroughtH3318youforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414youthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andtobeH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39Andifthybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bewaxedpoorwiththee,andsellוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376himselfunto thee; thou shaltnotmakehimtoserveH5647asabondservant.

40Asahiredservant,andasasojourner,heshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961withthee;heshallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647withthee untotheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104:

41thenshallhegoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318outfromthee,heandhischildrenwithhim,andshallreturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725untohisownH272familyH4940,anduntothepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofhisfathersH1shallhereturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.

42FortheyaremyservantsH5650,whomIbroughtH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:theyshallnotbesoldH4376asbondmen.

43Thou shaltnotruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287overhimwithrigor,butshaltfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

44Andasforthy bondmen,andthy bondmaids,whomthou shalthave;ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471thatareroundH5439aboutyou,ofthemshallyebuyתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069bondmenandbondmaids.

45Moreoverofthechildrenofthestrangersthatsojournamongyou,ofthemshallyebuyתִּקְנ֔וּtik.NuH7069,andoftheirfamiliesH4940thatarewithyou,whichtheyhavebegotteninyourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776:andtheyshallbeH1961yourpossessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.

46Andyeshallmakethemaninheritanceוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157foryourchildrenafteryou,toholdforapossessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272;ofthemshallyetakeלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423yourbondmenforeverלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:butoveryourbrethrenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478yeshallnotruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287,oneH376overanother,withrigor.

47Andifastrangerorsojournerwiththeebewaxed rich,andthybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bewaxedpoorbesidehim,andsellוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376himselfuntothestrangerorsojournerwiththee,ortothestockofthestranger’sfamilyH4940;

48afterthatheisH1961soldH4376hemaybeH1961redeemedיִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃yig.'a.Le.nuH1350:oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259ofhisbrethrenmayredeemH1350him;

49orhisuncleדֹד֞וֹdo.DoH1730,orhisuncle’sדֹּדוֹ֙do.DoH1730sonבֶן־ven-H1121,mayredeemיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him,oranythatisnighofkin untohimofhisfamilyH4940mayredeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him;orifhebewaxed rich,hemayredeemוְנִגְאָֽל׃ve.nig.'AlH1350himself.

50AndheshallreckonwithhimthatboughtH7069himfromtheyearמִשְּׁנַת֙mi.she.NatH8141thathesoldH4376himselftohimuntotheyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104:andthepriceofhissaleמִמְכָּרוֹ֙mi.ka.RoH4465shallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961according untothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141; accordingtothetimeofahiredservantshallhebeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961withhim.

51IftherebeyetH5750manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141,accordinguntothemheshallgivebackH7725thepriceofhisredemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353outofthemoneyH3701thathewasboughtfor.

52Andifthereremainנִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'ArH7604butfewמְעַ֞טme.'AtH4592yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.NimH8141untotheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104,thenheshallreckonwithhim;accordinguntohisyearsשָׁנָ֔יוsha.NavH8141shallhegivebackH7725thepriceofhisredemptionגְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353.

53Asaservanthiredyearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָ֖הbe.sha.NahH8141shallhebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961withhim:heshallnotruleיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyir.De.nuH7287withrigoroverhiminthysight.

54Andifhebenotredeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350bythesemeans,thenheshallgoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318outintheyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104,he,andhischildrenwithhim.

55ForuntomethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478areservantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650;theyaremyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650whomIbroughtH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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