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Leviticus 25:47-55

47And if a sojournerגֵּ֤רgerH1616or strangerוְתוֹשָׁב֙ve.to.ShavH8453wax richתַשִּׂ֗יגta.SigH5381by theeיַ֣דyadH3027,and thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251that dwellethby him wax poorוּמָ֥ךְu.MakhH4134,and sellוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376himself unto the strangerלְגֵ֤רle.GerH1616orsojournerתּוֹשָׁב֙to.ShavH8453by thee, or to the stockלְעֵ֖קֶרle.'E.kerH6133of the stranger’sגֵּֽר׃GerH1616familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940:

48Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he is soldנִמְכַּ֔רnim.KarH4376he may be redeemed againגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353;oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of his brethrenמֵאֶחָ֖יוme.'e.ChavH251may redeemיִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃yig.'a.Le.nuH1350him:

49Either his uncleדֹד֞וֹdo.DoH1730,or his uncle’sדֹּדוֹ֙do.DoH1730sonבֶן־ven-H1121,may redeemיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him, or anythat is nighמִשְּׁאֵ֧רmi.she.'ErH7607of kinבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320unto him of his familyמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmi.mish.pach.ToH4940may redeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him; or if he be ableהִשִּׂ֥יגָהhi.Si.gahH5381,he may redeemוְנִגְאָֽל׃ve.nig.'AlH1350himselfיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027.

50And he shall reckonוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803with him that boughtקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069him from the yearמִשְּׁנַת֙mi.she.NatH8141that he was soldהִמָּ֣כְרוֹhi.Ma.khe.rovH4376to him unto the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104:and the priceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of his saleמִמְכָּרוֹ֙mi.ka.RoH4465shall be according unto the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,according to the timeכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of an hired servantשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916shall it be with him.

51If there beyet manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141behind,accordingלְפִיהֶן֙le.fi.HenH6310unto them he shall give againיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725the price of his redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353out of the moneyמִכֶּ֖סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701that he was boughtמִקְנָתֽוֹ׃mik.na.ToH4736for.

52And if there remainנִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'ArH7604but fewמְעַ֞טme.'AtH4592yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.NimH8141unto the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104,then he shall countוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803with him, andaccordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310unto his yearsשָׁנָ֔יוsha.NavH8141shall he give him againיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725the price of his redemptionגְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353.

53Andas a yearlyH8141hired servantכִּשְׂכִ֥ירkis.KhirH7916shall he be with him: and the othershall not ruleיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyir.De.nuH7287with rigourבְּפֶ֖רֶךְbe.Fe.rekhH6531over him in thy sightלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

54And if he be not redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350in these years,then he shall go outוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318in the yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of jubileהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104, bothhe, and his childrenוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121with him.

55For unto me the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478areservantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650; they aremy servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650whom I brought forthהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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