Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:44-54

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.

47And if a sojournerגֵּ֤רgerH1616or strangerוְתוֹשָׁב֙ve.to.ShavH8453wax richתַשִּׂ֗יגta.SigH5381by theeיַ֣דyadH3027,and thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251that dwellethby him wax poorוּמָ֥ךְu.MakhH4134,and sellוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376himself unto the strangerלְגֵ֤רle.GerH1616orsojournerתּוֹשָׁב֙to.ShavH8453by thee, or to the stockלְעֵ֖קֶרle.'E.kerH6133of the stranger’sגֵּֽר׃GerH1616familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940:

48Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he is soldנִמְכַּ֔רnim.KarH4376he may be redeemed againגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353;oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of his brethrenמֵאֶחָ֖יוme.'e.ChavH251may redeemיִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃yig.'a.Le.nuH1350him:

49Either his uncleדֹד֞וֹdo.DoH1730,or his uncle’sדֹּדוֹ֙do.DoH1730sonבֶן־ven-H1121,may redeemיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him, or anythat is nighמִשְּׁאֵ֧רmi.she.'ErH7607of kinבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320unto him of his familyמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmi.mish.pach.ToH4940may redeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him; or if he be ableהִשִּׂ֥יגָהhi.Si.gahH5381,he may redeemוְנִגְאָֽל׃ve.nig.'AlH1350himselfיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027.

50And he shall reckonוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803with him that boughtקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069him from the yearמִשְּׁנַת֙mi.she.NatH8141that he was soldהִמָּ֣כְרוֹhi.Ma.khe.rovH4376to him unto the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104:and the priceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of his saleמִמְכָּרוֹ֙mi.ka.RoH4465shall be according unto the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,according to the timeכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of an hired servantשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916shall it be with him.

51If there beyet manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141behind,accordingלְפִיהֶן֙le.fi.HenH6310unto them he shall give againיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725the price of his redemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353out of the moneyמִכֶּ֖סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701that he was boughtמִקְנָתֽוֹ׃mik.na.ToH4736for.

52And if there remainנִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'ArH7604but fewמְעַ֞טme.'AtH4592yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.NimH8141unto the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104,then he shall countוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803with him, andaccordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310unto his yearsשָׁנָ֔יוsha.NavH8141shall he give him againיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725the price of his redemptionגְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353.

53Andas a yearlyH8141hired servantכִּשְׂכִ֥ירkis.KhirH7916shall he be with him: and the othershall not ruleיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyir.De.nuH7287with rigourבְּפֶ֖רֶךְbe.Fe.rekhH6531over him in thy sightלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

54And if he be not redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350in these years,then he shall go outוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318in the yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of jubileהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104, bothhe, and his childrenוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121with him.

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