New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 25:29-43

29‘Likewise, ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sellsיִמְכֹּ֤רyim.KorH4376a dwellingמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186houseבֵּית־beit-H1004in a walledחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,then his redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353rightגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353remainsוְהָיְתָה֙ve.hay.TahH1961valid untilעַד־'ad-H5704a fullתֹּ֖םtomH8552yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141from its saleמִמְכָּר֑וֹmi.ka.RoH4465;his rightH1353of redemptionH1353lastsתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961a fullH3117yearH3117.

30But ifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518it is not boughtH1350backH1350for him withinעַד־'ad-H5704the spaceמְלֹ֣אתme.LotH4390of a fullתְמִימָה֒te.mi.MahH8549yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141,then the houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that is in the walledחֹמָ֗הcho.MahH2346cityבָּעִ֜ירba.'IrH5892passesוְ֠קָםVe.komH6965permanentlyלַצְּמִיתֻ֛תla.tze.mi.TutH6783to its purchaserלַקֹּנֶ֥הla.ko.NehH7069throughout his generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑יוle.do.ro.TavH1755; it does notrevertיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318in the jubileeבַּיֹּבֵֽל׃bai.yo.VelH3104.

31The housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of the villagesהַחֲצֵרִ֗יםha.cha.tze.RimH2691,however, whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834haveH369noH369surroundingסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439wallחֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346shall be consideredיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as openהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704;they haveתִּהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961redemptionגְּאֻלָּה֙ge.'u.LahH1353rightsH1353andrevertיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318in the jubileeוּבַיֹּבֵ֖לu.vai.yo.VelH3104.

32As forcitiesוְעָרֵי֙ve.'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881haveתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961a permanentעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769rightגְּאֻלַּ֥תge.'u.LatH1353of redemptionH1353for the housesבָּתֵּ֖יba.TeiH1004of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892which are their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם'a.chu.za.TamH272.

33Whatוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834, therefore,belongsמִן־min-H4480to the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881may be redeemedיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350and a houseבַּ֛יִתBa.yitH1004saleמִמְכַּר־mi.kar-H4465in the cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892of this possessionאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272revertsוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318in the jubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֑לbai.yo.VelH3104,for the housesבָתֵּ֞יva.TeiH1004of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881are their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם'a.chu.za.TamH272amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

34But pastureמִגְרַ֥שׁmig.RashH4054fieldsוּֽשְׂדֵ֛הu.se.DehH7704of their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892shall not be soldיִמָּכֵ֑רyi.ma.KherH4376,for that is their perpetualעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769possessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.

35‘Now in caseוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588acountrymanאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251of yours becomesיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134poorH4134and hismeansיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027with regardH5973to you falterוּמָ֥טָהu.Ma.tahH4131,then you are to sustainוְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּve.he.che.Zak.taH2388him, like a strangerגֵּ֧רgerH1616or a sojournerוְתוֹשָׁ֛בve.to.ShavH8453,that he may liveוָחַ֖יva.ChaiH2421with you.

36Do not takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947usuriousוְתַרְבִּ֔יתve.tar.BitH8636interestנֶ֣שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392from him, but revereוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, that yourcountrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251may liveוְחֵ֥יve.CheiH2421with you.

37You shall not giveH5414him your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֔kas.pe.KhaH3701at interestבְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392,norH3808your foodאָכְלֶֽךָ׃'a.khe.Le.khaH400for gainוּבְמַרְבִּ֖יתu.ve.mar.BitH4768.

38I am the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318you out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414you the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667andto be your Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39‘Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588acountrymanאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251of yours becomesיָמ֥וּךְya.MukhH4134so poorH4134with regardעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5973to you that he sellsוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376himself to you, you shall not subjectתַעֲבֹ֥דta.'a.VodH5647him to a slave’sעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650serviceעֲבֹ֥דַת'a.Vo.datH5656.

40He shall be with you as a hiredכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916manH7916, asif he were a sojournerכְּתוֹשָׁ֖בke.to.ShavH8453;he shall serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647with you untilעַד־'ad-H5704the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104.

41He shall then goוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318out from you, he and his sonsוּבָנָ֣יוu.va.NavH1121with him, and shall goH7725backH7725to his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940,that he may returnH7725to the propertyאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of his forefathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1.

42For they are My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;they are not to be soldיִמָּכְר֖וּyi.ma.khe.RuH4376ina slaveעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650saleמִמְכֶּ֥רֶתmi.Ke.retH4466.

43You shall not ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287over him with severityבְּפָ֑רֶךְbe.Fa.rekhH6531,but are to revereוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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