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Leviticus 25:39-47

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,

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