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Leviticus 25:35-55

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.

44Your menservantsוְעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and maidservantsוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shall comeיִהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961fromמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834around youסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439, from whomyou may purchaseתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069themעֶ֥בֶד וְאָמָֽה׃'E.ved ve.'a.MahH5650 H519.

45You may alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571purchase themתִּקְנ֔וּtik.NuH7069from theמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121foreignersהַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜יםha.to.sha.VimH8453residingהַגָּרִ֤יםha.ga.RimH1481among youעִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.KhemH5973or their clansוּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙u.mi.mish.pach.TamH4940living among youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are bornהוֹלִ֖ידוּho.Li.duH3205in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776.These may becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961yourpropertyלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.

46You may leaveוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853to your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֤םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶם֙'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you to inheritלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423as propertyאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272;you can make them slavesתַּעֲבֹ֑דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647for lifeלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.But as for your brothersוּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.'A.chei.KhemH251,the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376may ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287harshlyבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ סbe.Fa.rekhH6531over his brotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251.

47Ifוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588a foreignerגֵּ֤רgerH1616residingוְתוֹשָׁב֙ve.to.ShavH8453among youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973prospersתַשִּׂ֗יג יַ֣דta.Sig yadH5381 H3027,but your countrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251dwelling near himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973becomes destituteוּמָ֥ךְu.MakhH4134and sells himselfוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376to the foreignerלְגֵ֤רle.GerH1616תּוֹשָׁב֙to.ShavH8453עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973orא֥וֹ'oH176to a memberלְעֵ֖קֶרle.'E.kerH6133ofגֵּֽר׃GerH1616hisclanמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940,

48he retainsתִּהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961the right of redemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he has sold himselfנִמְכַּ֔רnim.KarH4376.Oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of his brothersמֵאֶחָ֖יוme.'e.ChavH251may redeem himיִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃yig.'a.Le.nuH1350:

49eitherאוֹ־'ov-H176his uncleדֹד֞וֹdo.DoH1730orא֤וֹ'oH176cousinבֶן־ דֹּדוֹ֙ven- do.DoH1121 H1730יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176any close relativeמִשְּׁאֵ֧ר בְּשָׂר֛וֹmi.she.'Er be.sa.RoH7607 H1320from his clanמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmi.mish.pach.ToH4940may redeem himיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350.Or ifאֽוֹ־'ov-H176he prospersהִשִּׂ֥יגָה יָד֖וֹhi.Si.gah ya.DoH5381 H3027,he may redeem himselfוְנִגְאָֽל׃ve.nig.'AlH1350.

50He andעִם־'im-H5973his purchaserקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069will then count the timeוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803from the yearמִשְּׁנַת֙mi.she.NatH8141he soldהִמָּ֣כְרוֹhi.Ma.khe.rovH4376himselfup toעַ֖ד'adH5704the Yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104.The priceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of his saleמִמְכָּרוֹ֙mi.ka.RoH4465will beוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961determined by the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,based onיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961עִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973the dailyכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117wages of a hired handשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916.

51Ifאִם־'im-H518manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141remainע֥וֹדodH5750,he must payיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725for his redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353in proportion toלְפִיהֶן֙le.fi.HenH6310his purchaseמִקְנָתֽוֹ׃mik.na.ToH4736priceמִכֶּ֖סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.

52Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518only a fewמְעַ֞טme.'AtH4592yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.NimH8141remainנִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'ArH7604untilעַד־'ad-H5704the Yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104,he is to calculateוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803and payיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853his redemptionגְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353according toכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310his remaining yearsשָׁנָ֔יוsha.NavH8141.

53He shall be treatedיִהְיֶ֣ה עִמּ֑וֹyih.Yeh i.MoH1961 H5973like a man hiredכִּשְׂכִ֥ירkis.KhirH7916from yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141to yearבְּשָׁנָ֖הbe.sha.NahH8141,but a foreign owner must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rule over himיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyir.De.nuH7287harshlyבְּפֶ֖רֶךְbe.Fe.rekhH6531in your sightלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

54Even ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350in any of these waysבְּאֵ֑לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428,heה֖וּאhu'H1931and his childrenוּבָנָ֥יו עִמּֽוֹ׃u.va.Nav i.MoH1121 H5973shall be releasedוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318in the Yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104.

55Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478are Myservantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650.Theyהֵ֔םHemH1992are My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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