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Leviticus 25:47-55

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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