Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:8-17

8And thou shalt numberוְסָפַרְתָּ֣ve.sa.far.TaH5608sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141unto thee, sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141;and the spaceיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141shall be unto thee fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

9Then shalt thou cause the trumpetשׁוֹפַ֤רsho.FarH7782of the jubileתְּרוּעָה֙te.ru.'AhH8643to soundוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320,in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725shall ye make the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782soundתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674throughout all your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

10And ye shall hallowוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗םve.ki.dash.TemH6942the fiftiethשְׁנַ֤ת הַחֲמִשִּׁים֙she.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH8141 H2572yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and proclaimוּקְרָאתֶ֥םu.ke.ra.TemH7121libertyדְּר֛וֹרde.RorH1865throughout allthe landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776unto all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof: it shall be a jubileיוֹבֵ֥לyo.VelH3104unto you; and ye shall returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םve.shav.TemH7725every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376unto his possessionאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,and ye shall returnתָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃ta.Shu.vuH7725every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376unto his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.

11A jubileיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104shall that fiftiethשְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםshe.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH8141 H2572yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141be unto you: ye shall not sowתִזְרָ֔עוּtiz.Ra.'uH2232,neither reapתִקְצְרוּ֙tik.tze.RuH7114that which growethסְפִיחֶ֔יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599of itself in it, nor gatherתִבְצְר֖וּtiv.tze.RuH1219the grapesin it of thy vine undressedנְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ne.zi.Rei.haH5139.

12For it isthe jubileיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104;it shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto you: ye shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398the increaseתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof out of the fieldהַ֨שָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704.

13In the yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of this jubileהַיּוֹבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104ye shall returnתָּשֻׁ֕בוּta.Shu.vuH7725every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376unto his possessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

14And if thou sellתִמְכְּר֤וּtim.ke.RuH4376oughtמִמְכָּר֙mi.KarH4465unto thy neighbourלַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָla.'a.mi.Te.khaH5997,or buyestקָנֹ֖הka.NohH7069oughtof thy neighbour’sעֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,ye shall not oppressתּוֹנ֖וּto.NuH3238oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251:

15According to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the jubileהַיּוֹבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104thou shalt buyתִּקְנֶ֖הtik.NehH7069of thy neighbourעֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997, andaccording unto the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of yearsשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8141of the fruitsתְבוּאֹ֖תte.vu.'OtH8393he shall sellיִמְכָּר־yim.kor-H4376unto thee:

16Accordingלְפִ֣י׀le.FiH6310to the multitudeרֹ֣בroH7230of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֗יםha.sha.NimH8141thou shalt increaseתַּרְבֶּה֙tar.BehH7235the priceמִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.ToH4736thereof, and accordingוּלְפִי֙u.le.FiH6310to the fewnessמְעֹ֣טme.'OtH4591of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141thou shalt diminishתַּמְעִ֖יטtam.'ItH4591the priceמִקְנָת֑וֹmik.na.ToH4736of it: for accordingto the numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of the yearsof the fruitsתְּבוּאֹ֔תte.vu.'OtH8393doth he sellמֹכֵ֖רmo.KherH4376unto thee.

17Ye shall not therefore oppressתוֹנוּ֙to.NuH3238oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherעֲמִית֔וֹa.mi.ToH5997;but thou shalt fearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thy Godמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for I amYhwhיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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