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Exodus 23:9-11

9Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808oppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905a foreign residentוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616,since youוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859yourselves knowיְדַעְתֶּם֙ye.da'.TemH3045אֶת־'et-H853נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315how it feels to be foreignersהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10For sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141you are to sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232אֶת־'et-H853your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622אֶת־'et-H853its produceתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393,

11but in the seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearyou must let it restתִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahH8058and lie fallowוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203,so that the poorאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34among your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704and the wild animalsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416may consumeתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398what they leaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499.Doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754and olive groveלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132.

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