Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:2-12

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye comeתָבֹ֙אוּ֙ta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I giveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you, then shall the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776keepוְשָׁבְתָ֣הve.shav.TahH7673a sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

3Sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141thou shalt sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thy fieldשָׂדֶ֔ךָsa.De.khaH7704,and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shalt pruneתִּזְמֹ֣רtiz.MorH2168thy vineyardכַּרְמֶ֑ךָkar.Me.khaH3754,and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622in the fruitתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof;

4But in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shall be a sabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּתוֹן֙sha.ba.tOnH7677unto the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,a sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676for Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:thou shalt neither sowתִזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232thy fieldשָֽׂדְךָ֙sa.de.KhaH7704,nor pruneתִזְמֹֽר׃tiz.MorH2168thy vineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֖ve.khar.me.KhaH3754.

5That which groweth of its own accordסְפִ֤יחַse.Fi.achH5599of thy harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֙ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105thou shalt not reapתִקְצ֔וֹרtik.TzorH7114,neither gatherתִבְצֹ֑רtiv.TzorH1219the grapesעִנְּבֵ֥י'i.ne.VeiH6025of thy vine undressedנְזִירֶ֖ךָne.zi.Re.khaH5139: forit is a yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of restשַׁבָּת֖וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677unto the landלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

6And the sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be meatלְאָכְלָ֔הle.'okh.LahH402for you; for thee, and for thy servantוּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣u.le.'av.de.KhaH5650,and for thy maidוְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and for thy hired servantוְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ve.lis.khi.re.KhaH7916,and for thy strangerוּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ul.to.Sha.ve.khaH8453that sojournethהַגָּרִ֖יםha.ga.RimH1481with thee,

7And for thy cattleוְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔ve.Liv.hem.te.khaH929,and for the beastוְלַֽחַיָּ֖הve.la.chai.YahH2416that arein thy landבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776,shall all the increaseתְּבוּאָתָ֖הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof be meatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃ סle.'e.KholH398.

8And thou shalt numberוְסָפַרְתָּ֣ve.sa.far.TaH5608sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141unto thee, sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141;and the spaceיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141shall be unto thee fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

9Then shalt thou cause the trumpetשׁוֹפַ֤רsho.FarH7782of the jubileתְּרוּעָה֙te.ru.'AhH8643to soundוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320,in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725shall ye make the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782soundתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674throughout all your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

10And ye shall hallowוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗םve.ki.dash.TemH6942the fiftiethשְׁנַ֤ת הַחֲמִשִּׁים֙she.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH8141 H2572yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and proclaimוּקְרָאתֶ֥םu.ke.ra.TemH7121libertyדְּר֛וֹרde.RorH1865throughout allthe landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776unto all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof: it shall be a jubileיוֹבֵ֥לyo.VelH3104unto you; and ye shall returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םve.shav.TemH7725every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376unto his possessionאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,and ye shall returnתָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃ta.Shu.vuH7725every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376unto his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.

11A jubileיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104shall that fiftiethשְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםshe.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH8141 H2572yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141be unto you: ye shall not sowתִזְרָ֔עוּtiz.Ra.'uH2232,neither reapתִקְצְרוּ֙tik.tze.RuH7114that which growethסְפִיחֶ֔יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599of itself in it, nor gatherתִבְצְר֖וּtiv.tze.RuH1219the grapesin it of thy vine undressedנְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ne.zi.Rei.haH5139.

12For it isthe jubileיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104;it shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto you: ye shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398the increaseתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof out of the fieldהַ֨שָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704.

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