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Leviticus 25:2-12

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toH413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and say to themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559:Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you enterתָבֹ֙אוּ֙ta.Vo.'uH935 H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,the land itselfהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776must observeוְשָׁבְתָ֣הve.shav.TahH7673a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

3For sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141you may sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your fieldשָׂדֶ֔ךָsa.De.khaH7704and pruneתִּזְמֹ֣רtiz.MorH2168your vineyardכַּרְמֶ֑ךָkar.Me.khaH3754and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622אֶת־'et-H853its cropsתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393וְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337שָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.

4But in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141there shall beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a Sabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676of complete restשַׁבָּתוֹן֙sha.ba.tOnH7677for the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776—a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.You are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to sowתִזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232your fieldשָֽׂדְךָ֙sa.de.KhaH7704or pruneתִזְמֹֽר׃tiz.MorH2168your vineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥אve.khar.me.Kha lo'H3754 H3808.

5אֵ֣ת'etH853You are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to reapתִקְצ֔וֹרtik.TzorH7114וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the aftergrowthסְפִ֤יחַse.Fi.achH5599of your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֙ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105or gatherתִבְצֹ֑רtiv.TzorH1219the grapesעִנְּבֵ֥י'i.ne.VeiH6025of your untended vinesנְזִירֶ֖ךָ לֹ֣אne.zi.Re.kha lo'H5139 H3808.The landלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776must haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of complete restשַׁבָּת֖וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677.

6Whatever the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldsduring the Sabbath yearשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676shall beוְ֠הָיְתָהVe.hay.tahH1961food for youלְאָכְלָ֔הle.'okh.LahH402—for yourself,your manservantוּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣u.le.'av.de.KhaH5650and maidservantוְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,the hired handוְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ve.lis.khi.re.KhaH7916or foreignerוּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ul.to.Sha.ve.khaH8453who staysהַגָּרִ֖יםha.ga.RimH1481with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973,

7and for your livestockוְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔ve.Liv.hem.te.khaH929and the wild animalsוְלַֽחַיָּ֖הve.la.chai.YahH2416אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776.Allכָל־khol-H3605its growthתְּבוּאָתָ֖הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393may serveתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as foodלֶאֱכֹֽל׃ סle.'e.KholH398.

8And youshall count offוְסָפַרְתָּ֣ve.sa.far.TaH5608sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141—sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑ים וְהָי֣וּpe.'a.Mim ve.ha.YuH6471 H1961sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141—so that the sevenיְמֵי֙ שֶׁ֚בַעye.Mei She.va'H3117 H7651Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141amount to forty-nineתֵּ֥שַׁע וְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםTe.sha' ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705 H8672yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

9Then you are to soundוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674the hornשׁוֹפַ֤רsho.FarH7782far and wideתְּרוּעָה֙te.ru.'AhH8643on the tenth dayבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the Dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of Atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725.You shall soundתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674itשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

10So you are to consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗םve.ki.dash.TemH6942אֵ֣ת'etH853the fiftiethשְׁנַ֤ת הַחֲמִשִּׁים֙she.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572 H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141and proclaimוּקְרָאתֶ֥םu.ke.ra.TemH7121libertyדְּר֛וֹרde.RorH1865in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427.Itהִוא֙hi'H1931shall beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961yourJubileeיוֹבֵ֥לyo.VelH3104,when eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of you is to returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םve.shav.TemH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his propertyאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272andוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376toאֶל־'el-H413his clanמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ תָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃mish.pach.To ta.Shu.vuH4940 H7725.

11The fiftiethשְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםshe.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572 H8141yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141will beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961a Jubileeיוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֗ואyo.Vel hi'H3104 H1931for you;you are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to sowתִזְרָ֔עוּtiz.Ra.'uH2232the landorוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808reapתִקְצְרוּ֙tik.tze.RuH7114אֶת־'et-H853its aftergrowthסְפִיחֶ֔יהָ וְלֹ֥אse.fi.Chei.ha ve.Lo'H5599 H3808or harvestתִבְצְר֖וּtiv.tze.RuH1219אֶת־'et-H853the untended vinesנְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ne.zi.Rei.haH5139.

12Forכִּ֚יkiH3588itהִ֔ואhi'H1931isa Jubileeיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104;it shall beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to you.You may eat onlyתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853the crops takenתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393directly fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַ֨שָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704.

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