New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 25:35-43

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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