Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:23-33

23The landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall not be soldתִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.KherH4376for everלִצְמִתֻ֔תlitz.mi.TutH6783:for the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is mine; for ye arestrangersגֵרִ֧יםge.RimH1616and sojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.VimH8453with me.

24And in all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272ye shall grantתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414a redemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353for the landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ סla.'A.retzH776.

25If thy brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251be waxen poorיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134,and hath soldוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376away someof his possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,and if any of his kinהַקָּרֹ֣בha.ka.RoH7138comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to redeemגֹֽאֲלוֹ֙go.'a.LoH1350it, then shall he redeemוְגָאַ֕לve.ga.'AlH1350that which his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251soldמִמְכַּ֥רmi.KarH4465.

26And if the manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376have none to redeemגֹּאֵ֑לgo.'ElH1350it, and himselfיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027be ableוְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה כְּדֵ֥יve.hi.Si.gah ke.DeiH5381 H1767to redeemוּמָצָ֖א גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃u.ma.Tza' ge.'u.la.ToH1353 H4672it;

27Then let him countוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of the saleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465thereof, and restoreוְהֵשִׁיב֙ve.he.ShivH7725the overplusהָ֣עֹדֵ֔ףha.'o.DefH5736unto the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376to whom he soldמָֽכַר־ma.khar-H4376it; that he may returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28But if heיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027be not ableדֵּי֮deiH1767to restoreמָֽצְאָ֜ה הָשִׁ֣יבma.tze.'Ah ha.ShivH7725 H4672itto him, then that which is soldמִמְכָּר֗וֹmi.ka.RoH4465shall remain in the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of him that hath boughtהַקֹּנֶ֣הha.ko.NehH7069it until the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיּוֹבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104:and in the jubileבַּיֹּבֵ֔לbai.yo.VelH3104it shall go outוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318,and he shall returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

29And if a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sellיִמְכֹּ֤רyim.KorH4376a dwellingמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186houseבֵּית־beit-H1004in a walledחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,then he may redeemגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353it within a wholeתֹּ֖םtomH8552yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141after it is soldמִמְכָּר֑וֹmi.ka.RoH4465; withina full yearיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117may he redeemגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353it.

30And if it be not redeemedיִגָּאֵ֗לyi.ga.'ElH1350within the spaceמְלֹ֣אתme.LotH4390of a fullתְמִימָה֒te.mi.MahH8549yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141,then the houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that isin the walledחֹמָ֗הcho.MahH2346cityבָּעִ֜ירba.'IrH5892shall be establishedוְ֠קָםVe.komH6965for everלַצְּמִיתֻ֛תla.tze.mi.TutH6783to him that boughtלַקֹּנֶ֥הla.ko.NehH7069it throughout his generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑יוle.do.ro.TavH1755:it shall not go outיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318in the jubileבַּיֹּבֵֽל׃bai.yo.VelH3104.

31But the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of the villagesהַחֲצֵרִ֗יםha.cha.tze.RimH2691which have no wallחֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439them shall be countedיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as the fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704of the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:they may be redeemedגְּאֻלָּה֙ge.'u.LahH1353,and they shall go outיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318in the jubileוּבַיֹּבֵ֖לu.vai.yo.VelH3104.

32Notwithstanding the citiesוְעָרֵי֙ve.'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, andthe housesבָּתֵּ֖יba.TeiH1004of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם'a.chu.za.TamH272,may the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881redeemגְּאֻלַּ֥תge.'u.LatH1353at any timeעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

33And if a man purchaseיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,then the houseבַּ֛יִתBa.yitH1004that was soldמִמְכַּר־mi.kar-H4465,and the cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892of his possessionאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,shall go outוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318in the year ofjubileבַּיֹּבֵ֑לbai.yo.VelH3104:for the housesבָתֵּ֞יva.TeiH1004of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881aretheir possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם'a.chu.za.TamH272amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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