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Leviticus 25:39-46

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.

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