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Leviticus 25:35-43

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.

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