New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 25:47-55

47‘Now ifוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588themeansיַ֣דyadH3027of a strangerגֵּ֤רgerH1616or of a sojournerוְתוֹשָׁב֙ve.to.ShavH8453with you becomesH5381sufficientH5381, and acountrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251of yours becomesוּמָ֥ךְu.MakhH4134so poorH4134with regardH5973to him as to sellוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376himself to a strangerלְגֵ֤רle.GerH1616who is sojourningתּוֹשָׁב֙to.ShavH8453with you, orא֥וֹ'oH176to the descendantsלְעֵ֖קֶרle.'E.kerH6133of a stranger’sגֵּֽר׃GerH1616familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940,

48then he shall haveתִּהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961redemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353rightH1353afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he has been soldנִמְכַּ֔רnim.KarH4376.Oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of his brothersמֵאֶחָ֖יוme.'e.ChavH251may redeemיִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃yig.'a.Le.nuH1350him,

49orאוֹ־'ov-H176his uncleדֹד֞וֹdo.DoH1730,orא֤וֹ'oH176his uncle’sדֹּדוֹ֙do.DoH1730sonבֶן־ven-H1121,may redeemיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him, orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176one of his bloodH7607relativesמִשְּׁאֵ֧רmi.she.'ErH7607from his familyמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmi.mish.pach.ToH4940may redeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him; orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176if he prospersהִשִּׂ֥יגָהhi.Si.gahH5381,he may redeemוְנִגְאָֽל׃ve.nig.'AlH1350himself.

50He then with his purchaserקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069shall calculateוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803from the yearמִשְּׁנַת֙mi.she.NatH8141when he soldהִמָּ֣כְרוֹhi.Ma.khe.rovH4376himself to him up to the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104;and the priceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of his saleמִמְכָּרוֹ֙mi.ka.RoH4465shall correspondH1961to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141. It islike the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of a hiredשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916manH7916that he shall be with him.

51Ifאִם־'im-H518there are stillע֥וֹדodH5750manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141,he shall refundיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725part of his purchaseמִקְנָתֽוֹ׃mik.na.ToH4736priceמִכֶּ֖סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701in proportionלְפִיהֶן֙le.fi.HenH6310to them for his own redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353;

52and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518fewמְעַ֞טme.'AtH4592yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.NimH8141remainנִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'ArH7604untilעַד־'ad-H5704the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104,he shall so calculateוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803with him. In proportionכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310to his yearsשָׁנָ֔יוsha.NavH8141he is to refundיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725the amount forhis redemptionגְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353.

53Like a manH7916hiredH7916yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141by yearבְּשָׁנָ֖הbe.sha.NahH8141he shall be with him;he shall not ruleיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyir.De.nuH7287over him with severityבְּפֶ֖רֶךְbe.Fe.rekhH6531in your sightלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

54Even ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is not redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350bytheseבְּאֵ֑לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428means,he shall still goוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318out in the yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104,he and his sonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121with him.

55For the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478are My servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650;they are My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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