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Leviticus 25:39-47

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;

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