Leviticus 25
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Leviticus 25:27-50

271then he shall calculateH2803 the yearsH8141 since its saleH4465 and refundH7725 the balanceH5736 to the manH376 to whomH834 he soldH4376 it, and so returnH7725 to his propertyH272. 28But ifH518 2he has not foundH4672 sufficientH1767 meansH3027 to getH7725 it backH7725 for himself, then whatH4465 he has soldH4465 shall remainH1961 in the handsH3027 of its purchaserH7069 untilH5704 the yearH8141 of jubileeH3104; but at the jubileeH3104 it shall 3revertH3318, so that 4he may returnH7725 to his propertyH272.

29‘Likewise, ifH3588 a manH376 sellsH4376 a dwellingH4186 houseH1004 in a walledH2346 cityH5892, then his redemptionH1353 rightH1353 remainsH1961 valid untilH5704 a fullH8552 yearH8141 afterH4480 its saleH4465; his rightH1353 ofH1353 redemptionH1353 lastsH1961 a fullH3117 yearH3117. 30But ifH518 it is not boughtH1350 backH1350 for him withinH5704 the spaceH4390 of a fullH8549 yearH8141, then the houseH1004 that is in the walledH2346 cityH5892 passesH6965 permanentlyH6783 to its purchaserH7069 throughout his generationsH1755; it does not 5revertH3318 in the jubileeH3104. 31The housesH1004 of the villagesH2691, however, whichH834 haveH369 noH369 surroundingH5439 wallH2346, shall be regardedH2803 6as openH776 fieldsH7704; they haveH1961 redemptionH1353 rightsH1353 and 7revertH3318 in the jubileeH3104. 32As for the 8citiesH5892 of the LevitesH3881, the LevitesH3881 haveH1961 a permanentH5769 rightH1353 ofH1353 redemptionH1353 for the housesH1004 of the citiesH5892 which are their possessionH272. 33WhatH834, therefore, 9belongsH4480 to the LevitesH3881 may be redeemedH1350, and a houseH1004 saleH4465 10in the cityH5892 of this possessionH272 11revertsH3318 in the jubileeH3104, becauseH3588 the housesH1004 of the citiesH5892 of the LevitesH3881 are their possessionH272 amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. 3412But pastureH4054 fieldsH7704 of their citiesH5892 shall not be soldH4376, for that is their permanentH5769 possessionH272.

35‘13Now inH3588 caseH3588 a countrymanH251 of yours becomesH4134 poorH4134 and his 14meansH3027 amongH5973 you falterH4131, then you are to sustainH2388 him, like a strangerH1616 or a residentH8453, so that he may liveH2421 with you. 3615Do not takeH3947 16any kind of interestH5392H8636 from him, but 17fearH3372 your GodH430, so that your countrymanH251 may liveH2421 with you. 37You shall not giveH5414 him your silverH3701 at interestH5392, norH3808 your foodH400 18for profitH4768. 3819I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, whoH834 broughtH3318 you outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 to giveH5414 you the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and 20to be your GodH430.

39‘Now 21ifH3588 a countrymanH251 of yours becomesH4134 so poorH4134 withH5973 regardH5973 toH5973 you that he sellsH4376 himself to you, you shall not subjectH5647 him to a slave’sH5650 serviceH5656. 40He shall be with you as a hiredH7916 workerH7916, 22as if he were a foreignH8453 residentH8453; he shall serveH5647 with you up to the yearH8141 of jubileeH3104. 41He shall then leaveH3318 you, he and his sonsH1121 with him, and shall goH7725 backH7725 to his familyH4940, so that he may returnH7725 to the propertyH272 of his forefathersH1. 42For they are My servantsH5650 whomH834 I broughtH3318 outH3318 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714; they are not to be soldH4376 in a slaveH5650 saleH4466. 4323You shall not ruleH7287 over him with 24severityH6531, but are to revereH3372 your GodH430. 44As for your maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH519H5650 whomH834 you may haveH1961--you may acquireH7069 maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH519H5650 from the pagan nationsH1471 that are aroundH5439 you. 45You may alsoH1571 acquireH7069 them from the sonsH1121 of the foreignH8453 residentsH8453 who resideH1481 amongH5973 you, and from their familiesH4940 whoH834 are with you, whomH834 they will have producedH3205 in your landH776; they also may becomeH1961 your possessionH272. 46You may also passH5157 them onH5157 asH5157 anH5157 inheritanceH5157 to your sonsH1121 afterH310 you, to receiveH3423 as a possessionH272; you can useH5647 them asH5647 permanentH5769 slavesH5647. 25But in respect to your countrymenH251, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, you shall not ruleH7287 with 26severityH6531 over oneH376 anotherH251.

47‘Now ifH3588 the 27meansH3027 of a strangerH1616 or of a foreignH8453 residentH8453 with you becomesH5381 sufficientH5381, and a countrymanH251 of yours becomesH4134 poorH4134 inH5973 relationH5973 toH5973 him and sellsH4376 himself to a strangerH1616 whoH8453 isH8453 residingH8453 with you, orH176 to the descendantsH6133 of a stranger’sH1616 familyH4940, 48then he shall haveH1961 redemptionH1353 rightH1353 afterH310 he has been soldH4376. OneH259 of his brothersH251 may redeemH1350 him, 49orH176 his uncleH1730, orH176 his uncle’sH1730 sonH1121 may redeemH1350 him, orH176 one of his bloodH7607 relativesH7607H1320 from his familyH4940 may redeemH1350 him; orH176 2829if he prospersH5381, he may redeemH1350 himself. 50He then, with his purchaserH7069, shall calculateH2803 from the yearH8141 when he soldH4376 himself to him up to the yearH8141 of jubileeH3104; and the priceH3701 of his saleH4465 shall correspondH1961 to the numberH4557 of yearsH8141 calculated. It is like the daysH3117 of a hiredH7916 workerH7916 that he will be with him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Leviticus 25:27 Lev 25:16 ↩
  2. 2. Leviticus 25:28 Lit his hand has not found sufficient to ↩
  3. 3. Leviticus 25:28 Lit go out ↩
  4. 4. Leviticus 25:28 Lev 25:10, 13 ↩
  5. 5. Leviticus 25:30 Lit go out ↩
  6. 6. Leviticus 25:31 Lit according to ↩
  7. 7. Leviticus 25:31 Lit go out ↩
  8. 8. Leviticus 25:32 Num 35:1-8; Josh 21:2 ↩
  9. 9. Leviticus 25:33 Lit is from ↩
  10. 10. Leviticus 25:33 Lit and ↩
  11. 11. Leviticus 25:33 Lit goes out ↩
  12. 12. Leviticus 25:34 Num 35:2-5 ↩
  13. 13. Leviticus 25:35 Deut 15:7-11; 24:14, 15 ↩
  14. 14. Leviticus 25:35 Lit hand ↩
  15. 15. Leviticus 25:36 Ex 22:25; Deut 23:19, 20 ↩
  16. 16. Leviticus 25:36 Prob. interest on money and food loans ↩
  17. 17. Leviticus 25:36 Or revere ↩
  18. 18. Leviticus 25:37 Lit at interest ↩
  19. 19. Leviticus 25:38 Lev 11:45 ↩
  20. 20. Leviticus 25:38 Gen 17:7 ↩
  21. 21. Leviticus 25:39 Ex 21:2-6; Deut 15:12-18; 1 Kin 9:22 ↩
  22. 22. Leviticus 25:40 Ex 21:2 ↩
  23. 23. Leviticus 25:43 Ex 1:13, 14; Lev 25:46, 53; Ezek 34:4; Col 4:1 ↩
  24. 24. Leviticus 25:43 Or violence ↩
  25. 25. Leviticus 25:46 Lev 25:43 ↩
  26. 26. Leviticus 25:46 Or violence ↩
  27. 27. Leviticus 25:47 Lit hand...reaches ↩
  28. 28. Leviticus 25:49 Lit his hand has reached and he ↩
  29. 29. Leviticus 25:49 Lev 25:26, 27 ↩

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