New American Standard Bible 2020
Leviticus 25:8-55
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, that is,forty-nineתֵּ֥שַׁע וְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםTe.sha' ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705H8672yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
9You shall then soundוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674a ram’sשׁוֹפַ֤רsho.FarH7782hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782abroadתְּרוּעָה֙te.ru.'AhH8643onthe 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.
10So you shall consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗םve.ki.dash.TemH6942the fiftiethהַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141andproclaimוּקְרָאתֶ֥םu.ke.ra.TemH7121a releaseדְּר֛וֹרde.RorH1865throughout 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,norH3808harvestתִקְצְרוּ֙tik.tze.RuH7114its aftergrowthסְפִיחֶ֔יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599,norH3808gatherתִבְצְר֖וּtiv.tze.RuH1219grapesH1219fromits untrimmedנְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ne.zi.Rei.haH5139vinesH5139.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
44As for your maleוְעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and femaleוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519slavesעֶ֥בֶד וְאָמָֽה׃'E.ved ve.'a.MahH519H5650whomH834you may haveיִהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961--you may acquireתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069maleH5650and femaleH519slavesH519H5650from the pagannationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471that are aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439you.
45You may alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571acquireתִּקְנ֔וּtik.NuH7069themfrom the sonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of the foreignH8453residentsהַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜יםha.to.sha.VimH8453who resideהַגָּרִ֤יםha.ga.RimH1481amongH5973you, and from their familiesוּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙u.mi.mish.pach.TamH4940whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with you, whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they will have producedהוֹלִ֖ידוּho.Li.duH3205in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776;they also may becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961your possessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.
46You may also passH5157them onH5157asH5157anH5157inheritanceוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157to your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֤םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶם֙'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you, to receiveלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423as a possessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272;you can useH5647them asH5647permanentלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769slavesH5647.But in respect to your countrymenוּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.'A.chei.KhemH251,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,you shall not ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287withseverityבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ סbe.Fa.rekhH6531over oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251.
47‘Now ifוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588themeansיַ֣דyadH3027of a strangerגֵּ֤רgerH1616or of a foreignH8453residentH8453with you becomesH5381sufficientH5381,and a countrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251of yours becomesוּמָ֥ךְu.MakhH4134poorH4134inעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973relationעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973toעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973him and sellsוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376himself to a strangerלְגֵ֤רle.GerH1616whoH8453isH8453residingH8453with you, orא֥וֹ'oH176to the descendantsלְעֵ֖קֶרle.'E.kerH6133of a stranger’sגֵּֽר׃GerH1616familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940,
49orאוֹ־'ov-H176his uncleדֹד֞וֹdo.DoH1730,orא֤וֹ'oH176his uncle’sדֹּדוֹ֙do.DoH1730sonבֶן־ven-H1121may redeemיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him, orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176one of his bloodH7607relativesמִשְּׁאֵ֧ר בְּשָׂר֛וֹmi.she.'Er be.sa.RoH7607H1320from 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.huH7069,shall 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.NimH8141calculated. It islike the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of a hiredשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916workerH7916that he will be with him.
51Ifאִם־'im-H518there are stillע֥וֹדodH5750manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141remaining,he shall refundיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725part of his purchaseמִקְנָתֽוֹ׃mik.na.ToH4736priceמִכֶּ֖סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701in proportionלְפִיהֶן֙le.fi.HenH6310to them for his own redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353;
52but 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.
55For the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478are My servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650;they are My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I broughtH3318outH3318from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
Commentaries on Leviticus 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
New American Standard Bible 2020 — © 1960–2020 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Commentaries