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