Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:35-43

35And if thy brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251be waxen poorיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134,and fallen in decayוּמָ֥טָהu.Ma.tahH4131with theeיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027;then thou shalt relieveוְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּve.he.che.Zak.taH2388him: yea, though he bea strangerגֵּ֧רgerH1616,or a sojournerוְתוֹשָׁ֛בve.to.ShavH8453;that he may liveH2416with thee.

36Takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947thou no usuryנֶ֣שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392of him, or increaseוְתַרְבִּ֔יתve.tar.BitH8636:but fearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thy Godמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;that thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251may liveH2416with thee.

37Thou shalt not giveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414him thy moneyכַּסְפְּךָ֔kas.pe.KhaH3701upon usuryבְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392,nor lendתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414him thy victualsאָכְלֶֽךָ׃'a.khe.Le.khaH400for increaseוּבְמַרְבִּ֖יתu.ve.mar.BitH4768.

38I amYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,which brought you forthהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414you the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andto be your Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39And if thy brotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251that dwellethby thee be waxen poorיָמ֥וּךְya.MukhH4134,and be soldוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376unto thee; thou shalt not compelתַעֲבֹ֥דta.'a.VodH5647him to serveעֲבֹ֥דַת'a.Vo.datH5656as a bondservantעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650:

40Butas an hired servantכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916, andas a sojournerכְּתוֹשָׁ֖בke.to.ShavH8453, he shall be with thee, andshall serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647thee unto the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104:

41And thenshall he departוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318from thee, bothhe and his childrenוּבָנָ֣יוu.va.NavH1121with him, and shall returnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725unto his own familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940,and unto the possessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1shall he returnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.

42For they aremy servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650,which I brought forthהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:they shall not be soldיִמָּכְר֖וּyi.ma.khe.RuH4376asמִמְכֶּ֥רֶתmi.Ke.retH4466bondmenעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650.

43Thou shalt not ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287over him with rigourבְּפָ֑רֶךְbe.Fa.rekhH6531;but shalt fearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thy Godמֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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