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Leviticus 25:25-55

25Ifthybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251growpoor,andsellוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376ofhispossessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,thenshallhisredeemerH1350,hisnearestהַקָּרֹ֣בha.ka.RoH7138relation,comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935andredeemH1350thatwhichhisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251soldH4376.

26AndifthemanH376havenooneH376havingrightH1353ofredemptionגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353,andhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027haveacquiredandfoundוּמָצָ֖אu.ma.Tza'H4672whatsufficethforitsredemptionH1353,

27thenshallhereckontheyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141sincethesaleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465thereof,andrestoreH7725theoverplus untothemanH376towhomhesoldH4376it;andsoreturnH7725untohispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28Andifhishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027havenotfoundH4672whatsufficethforhimtorestoreH7725ittohim,thenthatwhichissoldshallremaininthehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofthepurchaser,untiltheyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיּוֹבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104;andinthejubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֔לbai.yo.VelH3104itshallgoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318out,andheshallreturnH7725untohispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

29AndifanyoneH376sellיִמְכֹּ֤רyim.KorH4376adwelling-houseinawalledחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,thenheshallhavetherightגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353ofredemptionגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353uptotheendoftheyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofthesaleמִמְכָּר֑וֹmi.ka.RoH4465thereof;forafullyearH8141shallhehavetherightH1353ofredemptionH1353.

30Butifitbenotredeemedיִגָּאֵ֗לyi.ga.'ElH1350untilawholeyearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141iscompleteH4390,thenthehouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004thatisinthewalledחֹמָ֗הcho.MahH2346cityבָּעִ֜ירba.'IrH5892shallbeestablishedH6965forevertohimthatboughtH7069it,throughouthisgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑יוle.do.ro.TavH1755:itshallnotgoיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318outinthejubileeבַּיֹּבֵֽל׃bai.yo.VelH3104.

31ButthehousesH1004invillagesthathavenowallחֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutthemshallbeH1961reckonedיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803asthefieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704ofthecountry:theymaybeH1961redeemed,andtheyshallgoיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318outinthejubileeוּבַיֹּבֵ֖לu.vai.yo.VelH3104.

32Butastothecitiesוְעָרֵי֙ve.'a.ReiH5892oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,thehousesH1004inthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם'a.chu.za.TamH272,theLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881shallhaveaperpetualrightגְּאֻלַּ֥תge.'u.LatH1353ofredemptionH1353.

33Andifanyoneמִן־min-H4480redeemיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350fromoneH4480oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,thenthehouseH1004thatwassold,inthecityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892ofhispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,shallgoוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318outinthejubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֑לbai.yo.VelH3104;forthehousesH1004ofthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881aretheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם'a.chu.za.TamH272amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

34Andthefieldוּֽשְׂדֵ֛הu.se.DehH7704ofthesuburbsoftheircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892shallnotbesoldH4376;foritistheirperpetualpossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.

35Andifthybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251growpoor,andhebefallenintodecaybesidethee,thenthou shalt relievehim, [behe]strangerorsojourner,thathemayliveוָחַ֖יva.ChaiH2421besidethee.

36Thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947nousurynorincreaseofhim;andthou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;thatthybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251mayliveוְחֵ֥יve.CheiH2421besidethee.

37ThymoneyH3701shalt thounotgiveH5414himupon usury,norlendhimthy victualsforincrease.

38IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whobroughtH3318youforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414youthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,tobeH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39Andifthybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251growpoorbesidethee,andbesoldוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376unto thee, thou shaltnotcompelhimtoserveH5647asabondservant:

40asahiredservant,asasojourner, shallhebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961withthee;untiltheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104shallheserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647thee.

41Thenshallhedepartfromthee,heandhischildrenwithhim,andshallreturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725untohisownH272familyH4940,anduntothepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofhisfathersH1shallhereturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.

42Fortheyaremybondmen,whomIbroughtH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:theyshallnotbesoldH4376as[men]sellH4376bondmen.

43Thou shaltnotruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287overhimwithrigour;andthou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

44Andasforthy bondmanandthyhandmaidwhomthou shalthave—ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471thatareroundH5439aboutyou,ofthemshallyebuyתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069bondmenandhandmaids.

45Moreoverofthechildrenofthemthatdwellassojournerswithyou,ofthemmayyebuyתִּקְנ֔וּtik.NuH7069,andoftheirfamilyH4940thatiswithyou,whichtheybegetinyourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,andtheyshallbeH1961yourpossessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.

46Andyeshallleavethemasaninheritanceוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157toyourchildrenafteryou,toinheritH5157themasapossessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272: thesemayyemakeyourbondmenforeverלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769;butasforyourbrethren,thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, yeshallnotruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287overoneH376anotherwithrigour.

47Andifastrangerorsojournerbecome wealthybesidethee,andthybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251besidehimgrowpoor,andsellוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376himselfuntothestranger,whoissettledbythee,ortoascionofthestranger'sfamilyH4940,

48afterthatheisH1961soldH4376thereshallbeH1961rightגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353ofredemptionH1353forhim;oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259ofhisbrethrenmayredeemיִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃yig.'a.Le.nuH1350him.

49EitherhisuncleH1730orhisuncle'ssonבֶן־ven-H1121mayredeemיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him,oroneofhisnextrelationsofhisfamilyH4940mayredeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him;orifhismeansbesufficient,hemayredeemוְנִגְאָֽל׃ve.nig.'AlH1350himself.

50AndheshallreckonwithhimthatboughtH7069himfromtheyearמִשְּׁנַת֙mi.she.NatH8141thathewasוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961soldH4376tohimuntotheyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104;andthepriceofhissaleמִמְכָּרוֹ֙mi.ka.RoH4465shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557oftheyearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, accordingtothedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofahiredservantshallhebeH1961withhim.

51IfthereareyetH5750manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141,accordinguntothemshallhereturnH7725hisredemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353[moneyH3701] outofthemoneyH3701thathewasboughtfor;

52andifthereremainנִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'ArH7604butfewמְעַ֞טme.'AtH4592yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.NimH8141untotheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104,thenheshallreckonwithhim;accordinguntohis[remainingH7604]yearsשָׁנָ֔יוsha.NavH8141[ofservice]shallhegivehimbackH7725hisredemptionגְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353[money].

53Asahiredservantshallhebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961withhimyearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָ֖הbe.sha.NahH8141; [hismaster]shallnotruleיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyir.De.nuH7287withrigouroverhimbeforethineeyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

54Andifhebenotredeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350inthismanner,thenheshallgoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318outintheyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104,heandhischildrenwithhim.

55ForthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478areservantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650untome;theyaremyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650whomIbroughtH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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