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Leviticus 25:35-43

35Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251be waxenpoorיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134, and hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as astrangerגֵּ֧רgerH1616and asojournerוְתוֹשָׁ֛בve.to.ShavH8453shall heliveוָחַ֖יva.ChaiH2421with thee.

36Takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947thounoאַל־'al-H408usuryH8636of him orincreaseH8636; butfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: that thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251mayliveוְחֵ֥יve.CheiH2421with thee.

37Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414him thymoneyכַּסְפְּךָ֔kas.pe.KhaH3701upon usury,norלֹא־lo'-H3808giveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414him thy victuals forincreaseוּבְמַרְבִּ֖יתu.ve.mar.BitH4768.

38I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834broughtH3318youH834forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414youH834thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, to be yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251be waxenpoorיָמ֥וּךְya.MukhH4134with thee, andsellוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376himselfH3808unto thee; thou shaltnotH3808makeH5647him toserveH5647as a bondservant:

40as anhiredH7916servantH7916, and as asojournerכְּתוֹשָׁ֖בke.to.ShavH8453, he shall be with thee; he shallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647with thee unto theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of jubile:

41then shall hegoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318from thee, he and hischildrenוּבָנָ֣יוu.va.NavH1121with him, and shallreturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725unto hisownH272familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940, and unto thepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1shall hereturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.

42For they are myservantsH5650,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834IbroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808besoldיִמָּכְר֖וּyi.ma.khe.RuH4376as bondmen.

43Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287over him with rigour; but shaltfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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