Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 25:8-28

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.

18Wherefore ye shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙va.'a.si.TemH6213my statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708,and keepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; and ye shall dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776in safetyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

19And the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shall yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414her fruitפִּרְיָ֔הּpir.YahH6529,and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398your fillלָשֹׂ֑בַעla.Soa'H7648,and dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427therein in safetyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

20And if ye shall sayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559,What shall we eatנֹּאכַ֤֖לno.KhalH398the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141?behold, we shall not sowנִזְרָ֔עniz.Ra'H2232,nor gatherנֶאֱסֹ֖ףne.'e.SofH622in our increaseתְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃te.vu.'a.Te.nuH8393:

21Then I will commandוְצִוִּ֤יתִיve.tzi.Vi.tiH6680my blessingבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293upon you in the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֑יתha.shi.ShitH8345yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141,and it shall bring forthוְעָשָׂת֙ve.'a.SatH6213fruitהַתְּבוּאָ֔הha.te.vu.'AhH8393for threeלִשְׁלֹ֖שׁlish.LoshH7969yearsהַשָּׁנִֽים׃ha.sha.NimH8141.

22And ye shall sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֗םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔תha.she.mi.NitH8066yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141,and eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398yetof oldיָשָׁ֑ןya.ShanH3465fruitהַתְּבוּאָ֣הha.te.vu.'AhH8393until the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֗תha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141;until her fruitsתְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּte.Vu.'a.TahH8393come inבּוֹא֙bO'H935ye shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398ofthe oldיָשָֽׁן׃ya.ShanH3465store.

23The landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall not be soldתִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.KherH4376for everלִצְמִתֻ֔תlitz.mi.TutH6783:for the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is mine; for ye arestrangersגֵרִ֧יםge.RimH1616and sojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.VimH8453with me.

24And in all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272ye shall grantתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414a redemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353for the landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ סla.'A.retzH776.

25If thy brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251be waxen poorיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134,and hath soldוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376away someof his possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272,and if any of his kinהַקָּרֹ֣בha.ka.RoH7138comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to redeemגֹֽאֲלוֹ֙go.'a.LoH1350it, then shall he redeemוְגָאַ֕לve.ga.'AlH1350that which his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251soldמִמְכַּ֥רmi.KarH4465.

26And if the manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376have none to redeemגֹּאֵ֑לgo.'ElH1350it, and himselfיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027be ableוְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה כְּדֵ֥יve.hi.Si.gah ke.DeiH5381 H1767to redeemוּמָצָ֖א גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃u.ma.Tza' ge.'u.la.ToH1353 H4672it;

27Then let him countוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of the saleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465thereof, and restoreוְהֵשִׁיב֙ve.he.ShivH7725the overplusהָ֣עֹדֵ֔ףha.'o.DefH5736unto the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376to whom he soldמָֽכַר־ma.khar-H4376it; that he may returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28But if heיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027be not ableדֵּי֮deiH1767to restoreמָֽצְאָ֜ה הָשִׁ֣יבma.tze.'Ah ha.ShivH7725 H4672itto him, then that which is soldמִמְכָּר֗וֹmi.ka.RoH4465shall remain in the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of him that hath boughtהַקֹּנֶ֣הha.ko.NehH7069it until the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubileהַיּוֹבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104:and in the jubileבַּיֹּבֵ֔לbai.yo.VelH3104it shall go outוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318,and he shall returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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