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Leviticus 25:23-33

23The landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be soldתִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.KherH4376permanentlyלִצְמִתֻ֔תlitz.mi.TutH6783,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588itהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is Mine,andכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859are but foreignersגֵרִ֧יםge.RimH1616and residentsוְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.VimH8453with Meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

24Thus for everyוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605piece of propertyאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776you possessאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272,you must provide forתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414the redemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353of the landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ סla.'A.retzH776.

25Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251becomes impoverishedיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134and sellsוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376some of his propertyמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,his nearestהַקָּרֹ֣ב אֵלָ֔יוha.ka.Ro 'e.LavH7138 H413of kinגֹֽאֲלוֹ֙go.'a.LoH1350may comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935and redeemוְגָאַ֕לve.ga.'AlH1350אֵ֖ת'etH853what his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251has soldמִמְכַּ֥רmi.KarH4465.

26Or ifכִּ֛יkiH3588a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376hasיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961no oneלֹ֥אlo'H3808to redeem itגֹּאֵ֑לgo.'ElH1350for him,but he prospersוְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה יָד֔וֹve.hi.Si.gah ya.DoH5381 H3027and acquiresוּמָצָ֖אu.ma.Tza'H4672enoughכְּדֵ֥יke.DeiH1767to redeem his landגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353,

27he shall calculateוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803אֶת־'et-H853the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141since its saleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465,repayוְהֵשִׁיב֙ve.he.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the balanceהָ֣עֹדֵ֔ףha.'o.DefH5736to the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376towhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he sold itמָֽכַר־ma.khar-H4376,and returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725to his propertyלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28But ifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518he cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obtainמָֽצְאָ֜ה יָד֗וֹma.tze.'Ah ya.DoH4672 H3027enoughדֵּי֮deiH1767to repayהָשִׁ֣יבha.ShivH7725him,what he soldמִמְכָּר֗וֹmi.ka.RoH4465will remainוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961in possessionבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the buyerהַקֹּנֶ֣הha.ko.NehH7069אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the Yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיּוֹבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104.In the Jubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֔לbai.yo.VelH3104,however, it is to be releasedוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318,so that he may returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725to his propertyלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

29Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sellsיִמְכֹּ֤רyim.KorH4376a houseבֵּית־ מוֹשַׁב֙beit- mo.ShavH1004 H4186in a walledחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,he retainsוְהָיְתָה֙ve.hay.TahH1961his right of redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353untilעַד־'ad-H5704a fullתֹּ֖םtomH8552yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141after its saleמִמְכָּר֑וֹmi.ka.RoH4465;during that yearיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117it may beתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961redeemedגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353.

30Ifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518it is notH3808redeemedיִגָּאֵ֗לyi.ga.'ElH1350by the endעַד־ מְלֹ֣את'ad- me.LotH5704 H4390ofa fullתְמִימָה֒ וְ֠קָםte.mi.Mah Ve.komH8549 H6965yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141,then the houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the walledחֹמָ֗הcho.MahH2346cityבָּעִ֜ירba.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834H3808is permanentlyלַצְּמִיתֻ֛תla.tze.mi.TutH6783transferred to its buyerלַקֹּנֶ֥הla.ko.NehH7069אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853and his descendantsלְדֹרֹתָ֑יוle.do.ro.TavH1755.It is notH3808to be releasedיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318in the Jubileeבַּיֹּבֵֽל׃bai.yo.VelH3104.

31But housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004in villagesהַחֲצֵרִ֗יםha.cha.tze.RimH2691withאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834noאֵין־'ein-H369wallsחֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346around themסָבִ֔יב עַל־sa.Viv 'al-H5439 H5921are to be consideredיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as open fieldsשְׂדֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץse.Deh ha.'A.retzH7704 H776.They may be redeemedגְּאֻלָּה֙ge.'u.LahH1353,and they shall beתִּהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961releasedיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318in the Jubileeוּבַיֹּבֵ֖לu.vai.yo.VelH3104.

32As for the citiesוְעָרֵי֙ve.'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881alwaysעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769haveתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961the right to redeemגְּאֻלַּ֥תge.'u.LatH1353their housesבָּתֵּ֖יba.TeiH1004in the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892they possessאֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם'a.chu.za.TamH272.

33So whateverוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834belongs toמִן־min-H4480the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881may be redeemedיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350—a houseבַּ֛יִתBa.yitH1004soldמִמְכַּר־mi.kar-H4465in a cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892they possessאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272—and must be releasedוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318in the Jubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֑לbai.yo.VelH3104,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the housesבָתֵּ֞י הִ֚ואva.Tei hi'H1004 H1931in the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881are their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם'a.chu.za.TamH272amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

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