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Exodus 23:9-11

9Also thou shalt not oppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905a strangerוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616:for ye knowיְדַעְתֶּם֙ye.da'.TemH3045the heartנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of a strangerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616,seeingכִּֽי־ki-H3588ye were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10And sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shalt sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thy landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and shalt gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622in the fruitsתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof:

11But the seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearthou shalt let it restתִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahH8058and lieוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203still; that the poorאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34of thy peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398:and what they leaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704shall eatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398.In like manner thou shalt dealתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213with thy vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754, andwith thy oliveyardלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132.

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