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Leviticus 25:25-41

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.

29‘Likewise, ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sellsיִמְכֹּ֤רyim.KorH4376a dwellingמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186houseבֵּית־beit-H1004in a walledחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,then his redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353rightגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353remainsוְהָיְתָה֙ve.hay.TahH1961validuntilעַד־'ad-H5704a fullתֹּ֖םtomH8552yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141afterH4480its saleמִמְכָּר֑וֹmi.ka.RoH4465;his rightH1353ofH1353redemptionH1353lastsתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961a fullH3117yearH3117.

30But ifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518it is not boughtH1350backH1350for him withinעַד־'ad-H5704the spaceמְלֹ֣אתme.LotH4390of a fullתְמִימָה֒te.mi.MahH8549yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141,then the houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that is in the walledחֹמָ֗הcho.MahH2346cityבָּעִ֜ירba.'IrH5892passesוְ֠קָםVe.komH6965permanentlyלַצְּמִיתֻ֛תla.tze.mi.TutH6783to its purchaserלַקֹּנֶ֥הla.ko.NehH7069throughout his generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑יוle.do.ro.TavH1755; it does notrevertיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318in the jubileeבַּיֹּבֵֽל׃bai.yo.VelH3104.

31The housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of the villagesהַחֲצֵרִ֗יםha.cha.tze.RimH2691,however, whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834haveH369noH369surroundingסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439wallחֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346,shall be regardedיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as openהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704;they haveתִּהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961redemptionגְּאֻלָּה֙ge.'u.LahH1353rightsH1353andrevertיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318in the jubileeוּבַיֹּבֵ֖לu.vai.yo.VelH3104.

32As for thecitiesוְעָרֵי֙ve.'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881haveתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961a permanentעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769rightגְּאֻלַּ֥תge.'u.LatH1353ofH1353redemptionH1353for the housesבָּתֵּ֖יba.TeiH1004of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892which are their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם'a.chu.za.TamH272.

33Whatוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834, therefore,belongsמִן־min-H4480to the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881may be redeemedיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350,and a houseבַּ֛יִתBa.yitH1004saleמִמְכַּר־mi.kar-H4465in the cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892of this possessionאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272revertsוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318in the jubileeבַּיֹּבֵ֑לbai.yo.VelH3104,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the housesבָתֵּ֞יva.TeiH1004of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881are their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם'a.chu.za.TamH272amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

34But pastureמִגְרַ֥שׁmig.RashH4054fieldsוּֽשְׂדֵ֛הu.se.DehH7704of their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892shall not be soldיִמָּכֵ֑רyi.ma.KherH4376,for that is their permanentעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769possessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.

35‘Now inH3588caseH3588a countrymanאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251of yours becomesיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134poorH4134and hismeansיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027amongH5973you falterוּמָ֥טָהu.Ma.tahH4131,then you are to sustainוְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּve.he.che.Zak.taH2388him, likea strangerגֵּ֧רgerH1616or a residentוְתוֹשָׁ֛בve.to.ShavH8453,so that he may liveוָחַ֖יva.ChaiH2421with you.

36Do not takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947any kind ofinterestנֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֔יתNe.shekh ve.tar.BitH5392 H8636from him, butfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,so that your countrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251may liveוְחֵ֥יve.CheiH2421with you.

37You shall not giveH5414him your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֔kas.pe.KhaH3701at interestבְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392,norH3808your foodאָכְלֶֽךָ׃'a.khe.Le.khaH400for profitוּבְמַרְבִּ֖יתu.ve.mar.BitH4768.

38I am the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtH3318you outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414you the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andto be your Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39‘Nowifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a countrymanאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251of yours becomesיָמ֥וּךְya.MukhH4134so poorH4134withH5973regardH5973toH5973you that he sellsוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376himself to you, you shall not subjectתַעֲבֹ֥דta.'a.VodH5647him to a slave’sעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650serviceעֲבֹ֥דַת'a.Vo.datH5656.

40He shall be with you as a hiredכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916workerH7916, as if he werea foreignH8453residentכְּתוֹשָׁ֖בke.to.ShavH8453;he shall serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647with you up to the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104.

41He shall then leaveוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318you, he and his sonsוּבָנָ֣יוu.va.NavH1121with him, and shall goH7725backH7725to his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940,so that he may returnH7725to the propertyאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of his forefathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1.

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