New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 25:13-28

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

14Furthermore, ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588you makeתִמְכְּר֤וּtim.ke.RuH4376a saleמִמְכָּר֙mi.KarH4465to your friendלַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָla.'a.mi.Te.khaH5997,orא֥וֹ'oH176buyקָנֹ֖הka.NohH7069from your friend’sעֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, you shall notwrongתּוֹנ֖וּto.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.FiH6310toa greaterH7230numberH7230of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֗יםha.sha.NimH8141you shall increaseתַּרְבֶּה֙tar.BehH7235its priceמִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.ToH4736,and in proportionוּלְפִי֙u.le.FiH6310tofewerמְעֹ֣טme.'OtH4591yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141you shall decreaseתַּמְעִ֖יטtam.'ItH4591its priceמִקְנָת֑וֹmik.na.ToH4736, because it isthe numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of cropsתְּבוּאֹ֔תte.vu.'OtH8393thathe is sellingמֹכֵ֖רmo.KherH4376to you.

17So you shall notwrongתוֹנוּ֙to.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 thereforefollowH6213My statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708and keepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941so as to carryH6213them outH6213, so 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.KhalH398in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141ifהֵ֚ןhenH2005we do not sowנִזְרָ֔עniz.Ra'H2232nor gatherנֶאֱסֹ֖ףne.'e.SofH622inH622our produceתְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃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 produceהַתְּבוּאָ֔הha.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 produceהַתְּבוּאָ֣הha.te.vu.'AhH8393,eatingתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398the olduntilעַ֣ד׀'adH5704the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֗תha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141whenעַד־'ad-H5704its produceתְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּte.Vu.'a.TahH8393comesH935inH935.

23‘The landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776,moreover, shall not be soldתִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.KherH4376permanentlyלִצְמִתֻ֔תlitz.mi.TutH6783,becauseH3588the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is Mine; for you are onlystrangersגֵרִ֧יםge.RimH1616and residentsוְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.VimH8453with Me.

24So 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-H3588a fellowH251countrymanH251of yours becomesיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134so poorH4134that he sellsוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376part of his propertyמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,then his closestהַקָּרֹ֣בha.ka.RoH7138redeemerH1350is to comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935and buyH1350backH1350whatH4465his relativeH251has soldH4465.

26Or inH3588caseH3588someoneוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376hasיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemerגֹּאֵ֑לgo.'ElH1350, butrecoversוְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה יָד֔וֹve.hi.Si.gah ya.DoH3027 H5381to findוּמָצָ֖אu.ma.Tza'H4672sufficientH1767meansH1767for 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, so thathe may returnH7725to his propertyלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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