New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 23:9-11

9“You shall not oppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905a strangerוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616,since you yourselvesH864knowיְדַעְתֶּם֙ye.da'.TemH3045thefeelingsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of a strangerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616, for you alsowere strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10“Nowyou shall sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776for sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622inH622its yieldתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393,

11but inthe seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearH7637you shall letH8058itrestH8058and lieH5203uncultivatedH5203,so that the needyאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398;and whateverH3499they leaveH3499the animalH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704may eatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398.You are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754andyour oliveלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132groveH2132.

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