Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:44-46

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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