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Leviticus 25:35-43

35Now ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588your countrymanאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251becomes destituteיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134and cannot support himselfוּמָ֥טָה יָד֖וֹu.Ma.tah ya.DoH4131 H3027among youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973,then you are to helpוְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּve.he.che.Zak.taH2388himas you would a foreignerגֵּ֧רgerH1616or strangerוְתוֹשָׁ֛בve.to.ShavH8453,so that he can continue to liveוָחַ֖יva.ChaiH2421among youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.

36Do notאַל־'al-H408takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947any interestנֶ֣שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392or profitוְתַרְבִּ֔יתve.tar.BitH8636from himמֵֽאִתּוֹ֙me.'i.ToH854,but fearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,that your countrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251may liveוְחֵ֥יve.CheiH2421among youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.

37You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lendתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414himאֶ֨ת־'Et-H853your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֔kas.pe.KhaH3701at interestבְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392orלֹא־lo'-H3808sell himתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414your foodאָכְלֶֽךָ׃'a.khe.Le.khaH400for profitוּבְמַרְבִּ֖יתu.ve.mar.BitH4768.

38Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834brought youהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667and to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a countrymanאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251among youעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5973becomes destituteיָמ֥וּךְya.MukhH4134and sells himselfוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376to you,then you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808force himתַעֲבֹ֥דta.'a.VodH5647intoslaveעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650laborעֲבֹ֥דַת'a.Vo.datH5656.

40Let him stayיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961with youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973as a hired workerכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916or temporary residentכְּתוֹשָׁ֖בke.to.ShavH8453;he is to workיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647forעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973you untilעַד־'ad-H5704the Yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104.

41Then heה֖וּאhu'H1931and his childrenמֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ וּבָנָ֣יוme.'i.Makh u.va.NavH1121 H5973are to be releasedוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318עִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973,and he may returnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his clanמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940and toוְאֶל־ יָשֽׁוּב׃ve.'el- ya.ShuvH413 H7725the propertyאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1.

42Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelites areהֵ֔םHemH1992My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,they are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to be soldיִמָּכְר֖וּ מִמְכֶּ֥רֶתyi.ma.khe.Ru mi.Ke.retH4376 H4466as slavesעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650.

43You are notלֹא־lo'-H3808to ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287over themharshlyבְּפָ֑רֶךְbe.Fa.rekhH6531,but you shall fearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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