Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:39-46

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.

44Both thy bondmenוְעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650,and thy bondmaidsוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519, which thou shalt have, shall beof the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471that are round aboutסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439you; of them shall ye buyתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069bondmenעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650and bondmaidsוְאָמָֽה׃ve.'a.MahH519.

45Moreover of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of the strangersהַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜יםha.to.sha.VimH8453that do sojournהַגָּרִ֤יםha.ga.RimH1481among you, of them shall ye buyתִּקְנ֔וּtik.NuH7069,and of their familiesוּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙u.mi.mish.pach.TamH4940that arewith you, which they begatהוֹלִ֖ידוּho.Li.duH3205in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776:and they shall be your possessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.

46And ye shall take them as an inheritanceוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157for your childrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֤םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶם֙'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you, to inheritלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423them fora possessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272;they shall be your bondmenתַּעֲבֹ֑דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647for everלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:but over your brethrenוּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.'A.chei.KhemH251the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ye shall not ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376over anotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251with rigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ סbe.Fa.rekhH6531.

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