Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 25:13-28

13In thisyearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of jubile ye shallreturnתָּשֻׁ֕בוּta.Shu.vuH7725everyH376manH376unto hispossessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

14Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588thousellתִמְכְּר֤וּtim.ke.RuH4376aught unto thy neighbour, orbuyקָנֹ֖הka.NohH7069of thy neighbour’shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, ye shallnotאַל־'al-H408wrongתּוֹנ֖וּto.NuH3238oneanotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251:

15accordingH310to thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141afterH310the jubile thou shaltbuyתִּקְנֶ֖הtik.NehH7069of thy neighbour, andaccordingH310unto thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8141of thecropsתְבוּאֹ֖תte.vu.'OtH8393he shallsellיִמְכָּר־yim.kor-H4376unto thee.

16Accordingלְפִ֣י׀le.FiH6310to themultitudeרֹ֣בroH7230of theyearsהַשָּׁנִ֗יםha.sha.NimH8141thou shaltincreaseתַּרְבֶּה֙tar.BehH7235thepriceמִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.ToH4736thereof, andaccordingוּלְפִי֙u.le.FiH6310to thefewnessמְעֹ֣טme.'OtH4591of theyearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141thou shaltdiminishתַּמְעִ֖יטtam.'ItH4591thepriceמִקְנָת֑וֹmik.na.ToH4736of it; for thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of thecropsתְּבוּאֹ֔תte.vu.'OtH8393doth hesellמֹכֵ֖רmo.KherH4376unto thee.

17And ye shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808wrongתוֹנוּ֙to.NuH3238oneanotherאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376; but thou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for I am theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

18Wherefore ye shalldoוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙va.'a.si.TemH6213mystatutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, andkeepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; and ye shalldwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427in thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776insafetyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

19And thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shallyieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414herעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921fruitפִּרְיָ֔הּpir.YahH6529, and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398yourfillלָשֹׂ֑בַעla.Soa'H7648, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427therein insafetyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

20AndifH3588ye shallsayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100shallweH3588eatנֹּאכַ֤֖לno.KhalH398theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141?beholdהֵ֚ןhenH2005,weH3588shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808sowנִזְרָ֔עniz.Ra'H2232,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808gatherנֶאֱסֹ֖ףne.'e.SofH622in ourincreaseתְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃te.vu.'a.Te.nuH8393:

21then I willcommandוְצִוִּ֤יתִיve.tzi.Vi.tiH6680myblessingבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293uponyouH6680in thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֑יתha.shi.ShitH8345yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141, and it shall bring forth fruit for thethreeלִשְׁלֹ֖שׁlish.LoshH7969yearsהַשָּׁנִֽים׃ha.sha.NimH8141.

22And ye shallsowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֗םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔תha.she.mi.NitH8066yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141, andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398of the fruits, theoldיָשָׁ֑ןya.ShanH3465store;untilעַ֣ד׀'adH5704theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֗תha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141,untilעַד־'ad-H5704herH935fruitscomeH935in, ye shalleatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398theoldיָשָֽׁן׃ya.ShanH3465store.

23And thelandוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808besoldתִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.KherH4376in perpetuity; for thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is mine: for ye arestrangersגֵרִ֧יםge.RimH1616andsojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.VimH8453withmeעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

24And inallוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of yourpossessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272ye shallgrantתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414aredemptionגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353for thelandלָאָֽרֶץ׃ סla.'A.retzH776.

25Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251be waxenpoorיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134, andsellוּמָכַ֖רu.ma.KharH4376some of hispossessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272, then shall hiskinsmanH251that isnextגֹֽאֲלוֹ֙go.'a.LoH1350unto himcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935, and shallredeemוְגָאַ֕לve.ga.'AlH1350that which hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251hathsoldH4376.

26Andifכִּ֛יkiH3588amanוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376havenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808one toredeemH1350it, and he be waxen rich andfindוּמָצָ֖אu.ma.Tza'H4672sufficientכְּדֵ֥יke.DeiH1767toredeemH1350it;

27then let himcountH8141theyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of thesaleמִמְכָּר֔וֹmi.ka.RoH4465thereof, andrestoreוְהֵשִׁיב֙ve.he.ShivH7725the overplus unto themanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376towhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hesoldמָֽכַר־ma.khar-H4376it; and he shallreturnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto hispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

28Butifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518he benotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ableH3027togetH3318itbackהָשִׁ֣יבha.ShivH7725forhimselfH3027, then that which he hathsoldמִמְכָּר֗וֹmi.ka.RoH4465shallremainוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961in thehandH3027of him that hathboughtהַקֹּנֶ֣הha.ko.NehH7069ituntilעַ֖ד'adH5704theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubile: and in the jubile it shallgoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318, and he shallreturnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725unto hispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃la.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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