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Leviticus 25:39-43

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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