New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 25:8-28

8‘You are also to countוְסָפַרְתָּ֣ve.sa.far.TaH5608off sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141for yourself, sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,so that you haveוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961the timeיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141, namely,forty-nineתֵּ֥שַׁע וְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםTe.sha' ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705 H8672yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

9You shall then soundוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674a ram’sשׁוֹפַ֤רsho.FarH7782hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782abroad onthe tenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320;on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725you shall soundתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674a hornH7782allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605through your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

10You shall thus consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗םve.ki.dash.TemH6942the fiftiethהַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141andproclaimוּקְרָאתֶ֥םu.ke.ra.TemH7121a releaseדְּר֛וֹרde.RorH1865through the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427.It shall be a jubileeיוֹבֵ֥לyo.VelH3104for you, andeachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of you shall returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םve.shav.TemH7725to his own propertyאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,and eachוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of you shall returnתָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃ta.Shu.vuH7725to his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.

11You shall haveתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961the fiftiethהַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141as a jubileeיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104;you shall not sowתִזְרָ֔עוּtiz.Ra.'uH2232,norH3808reapתִקְצְרוּ֙tik.tze.RuH7114its aftergrowthסְפִיחֶ֔יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599,norH3808gatherתִבְצְר֖וּtiv.tze.RuH1219in fromits untrimmedנְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ne.zi.Rei.haH5139vinesH5139.

12For it is a jubileeיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104;it shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to you. You shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398its cropsתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393out of the fieldהַ֨שָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704.

13‘On thisH2088yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of jubileeהַיּוֹבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of you shall returnתָּשֻׁ֕בוּta.Shu.vuH7725to his own propertyאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

14Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588you makeתִמְכְּר֤וּtim.ke.RuH4376a saleמִמְכָּר֙mi.KarH4465,moreover, to your friendלַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָla.'a.mi.Te.khaH5997orא֥וֹ'oH176buyקָנֹ֖הka.NohH7069from your friend’sעֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,you shall not wrongתּוֹנ֖וּto.NuH3238oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

15Corresponding to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the jubileeהַיּוֹבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104,you shall buyתִּקְנֶ֖הtik.NehH7069from yourfriendעֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997;he is to sellיִמְכָּר־yim.kor-H4376to you according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8141of cropsתְבוּאֹ֖תte.vu.'OtH8393.

16In proportionלְפִ֣י׀le.FiH6310to theextentרֹ֣בroH7230of the yearsהַשָּׁנִ֗יםha.sha.NimH8141you shall increaseתַּרְבֶּה֙tar.BehH7235its priceמִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.ToH4736,and in proportionוּלְפִי֙u.le.FiH6310to the fewnessמְעֹ֣טme.'OtH4591of the yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141you shall diminishתַּמְעִ֖יטtam.'ItH4591its priceמִקְנָת֑וֹmik.na.ToH4736, for it isa numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of cropsתְּבוּאֹ֔תte.vu.'OtH8393he is sellingמֹכֵ֖רmo.KherH4376to you.

17Soyou shall not wrongתוֹנוּ֙to.NuH3238oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherעֲמִית֔וֹa.mi.ToH5997, but you shallfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;for I am the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

18‘You shall thus observeוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙va.'a.si.TemH6213My statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708and keepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941,so as to carryוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213them out, thatyou may liveוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427securelyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983on the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

19Then the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776will yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414its produceפִּרְיָ֔הּpir.YahH6529,so that you can eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398your fillלָשֹׂ֑בַעla.Soa'H7648and liveוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983on it.

20But ifוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588you sayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are we going to eatנֹּאכַ֤֖לno.KhalH398on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141ifהֵ֚ןhenH2005we do not sowנִזְרָ֔עniz.Ra'H2232or gatherנֶאֱסֹ֖ףne.'e.SofH622in our cropsתְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃te.vu.'a.Te.nuH8393?”

21thenI will so orderוְצִוִּ֤יתִיve.tzi.Vi.tiH6680My blessingבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293for you in the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֑יתha.shi.ShitH8345yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141that it will bringH6213forthH6213the cropהַתְּבוּאָ֔הha.te.vu.'AhH8393for threeלִשְׁלֹ֖שׁlish.LoshH7969yearsהַשָּׁנִֽים׃ha.sha.NimH8141.

22When you are sowingוּזְרַעְתֶּ֗םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔תha.she.mi.NitH8066yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141,you can still eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398oldיָשָׁ֑ןya.ShanH3465thingsיָשָֽׁן׃ya.ShanH3465from the cropהַתְּבוּאָ֣הha.te.vu.'AhH8393,eatingתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398the olduntilעַ֣ד׀'adH5704the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֗תha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141whenעַד־'ad-H5704its cropתְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּte.Vu.'a.TahH8393comesבּוֹא֙bO'H935in.

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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