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Leviticus 25:23-28

23The landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall not be soldתִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.KherH4376for everלִצְמִתֻ֔תlitz.mi.TutH6783:for the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is mine; for ye arestrangersגֵרִ֧יםge.RimH1616and sojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.VimH8453with me.

24And in all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272ye shall grantתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414a redemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353for the landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ סla.'A.retzH776.

25If thy brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251be waxen poorיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134,and hath soldוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376away someof his possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,and if any of his kinהַקָּרֹ֣בha.ka.RoH7138comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to redeemגֹֽאֲלוֹ֙go.'a.LoH1350it, then shall he redeemוְגָאַ֕לve.ga.'AlH1350that which his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251soldמִמְכַּ֥רmi.KarH4465.

26And if the manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376have none to redeemגֹּאֵ֑לgo.'ElH1350it, and himselfיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027be ableוְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה כְּדֵ֥יve.hi.Si.gah ke.DeiH5381 H1767to redeemוּמָצָ֖א גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃u.ma.Tza' ge.'u.la.ToH1353 H4672it;

27Then let him countוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of the saleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465thereof, and restoreוְהֵשִׁיב֙ve.he.ShivH7725the overplusהָ֣עֹדֵ֔ףha.'o.DefH5736unto the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376to whom he soldמָֽכַר־ma.khar-H4376it; that he may returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28But if heיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027be not ableדֵּי֮deiH1767to restoreמָֽצְאָ֜ה הָשִׁ֣יבma.tze.'Ah ha.ShivH7725 H4672itto him, then that which is soldמִמְכָּר֗וֹmi.ka.RoH4465shall remain in the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of him that hath boughtהַקֹּנֶ֣הha.ko.NehH7069it until the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיּוֹבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104:and in the jubileבַּיֹּבֵ֔לbai.yo.VelH3104it shall go outוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318,and he shall returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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