New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 25:23-28

23‘The landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776,moreover, shall not be soldתִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.KherH4376permanentlyלִצְמִתֻ֔תlitz.mi.TutH6783, forthe landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is Mine; for you are butaliensגֵרִ֧יםge.RimH1616and sojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.VimH8453with Me.

24Thus for everyוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605pieceאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your propertyאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272,you are to provideתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414for the redemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353of the landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ סla.'A.retzH776.

25‘Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588afellowH251countrymanH251of yours becomesיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134so poorH4134he has to sellוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376part of his propertyמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,then his nearestהַקָּרֹ֣בha.ka.RoH7138kinsmanH1350is to comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935and buyH1350backH1350whatH4465hisrelativeH251has soldH4465.

26Or in caseכִּ֛יkiH3588a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376hasיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹ֥אlo'H3808kinsmanגֹּאֵ֑לgo.'ElH1350, but sorecoversוְהִשִּׂ֣יגָהve.hi.Si.gahH5381his meansיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027as to findוּמָצָ֖אu.ma.Tza'H4672sufficientכְּדֵ֥יke.DeiH1767for its redemptionגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353,

27then he shall calculateוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141since its saleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465and refundוְהֵשִׁיב֙ve.he.ShivH7725the balanceהָ֣עֹדֵ֔ףha.'o.DefH5736to the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he soldמָֽכַר־ma.khar-H4376it, and so returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725to his propertyלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28But ifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518he has not foundמָֽצְאָ֜הma.tze.'AhH4672sufficientדֵּי֮deiH1767meansיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027to getH7725it backH7725for himself, then whatH4465he has soldH4465shall remainוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961in the handsבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of its purchaserהַקֹּנֶ֣הha.ko.NehH7069untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubileeהַיּוֹבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104;but at the jubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֔לbai.yo.VelH3104it shallrevertוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318, thathe may returnH7725to his propertyלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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