New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 25:42-46

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.

44As for your maleוְעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and femaleוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519slavesעֶ֥בֶד וְאָמָֽה׃'E.ved ve.'a.MahH519 H5650whomH834you may haveיִהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961--you may acquireתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069maleH5650and femaleH519slavesH519 H5650from the pagan nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471that are aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439you.

45Then, tooוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571, it isout of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of the sojournersהַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜יםha.to.sha.VimH8453who liveH1481as aliensH1481amongH5973you that you may gainH7069acquisitionH7069,and out of their familiesוּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙u.mi.mish.pach.TamH4940whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with you, whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they will haveproducedהוֹלִ֖ידוּho.Li.duH3205in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776;they also may becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961your possessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.

46You may even bequeathוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157them to your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֤םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶם֙'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you, to receiveלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423as a possessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272;you can useH5647them as permanentלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769slavesH5647. But in respect to yourcountrymenוּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.'A.chei.KhemH251,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,you shall not ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287with severityבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ סbe.Fa.rekhH6531over oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251.

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