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Leviticus 25:39-46

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.

44And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou shalt have; of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471that areroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439aboutיִהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961youאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834, of them shall yebuyתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069bondmen and bondmaids.

45Moreoverוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of the strangers that do sojourn amongyouH834, of them shall yebuyתִּקְנ֔וּtik.NuH7069, and of theirfamiliesוּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙u.mi.mish.pach.TamH4940that are withyouH834,whichH834they havebegottenהוֹלִ֖ידוּho.Li.duH3205in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776: and they shall be yourpossessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.

46And ye shallmakeתַּעֲבֹ֑דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647them aninheritanceוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157for yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֤םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶם֙'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youH3808, to hold for apossessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272; of them shall yetakeלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423your bondmen foreverלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769: but over yourbrethrenוּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.'A.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478ye shallnotH3808ruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287, one overanotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251, with rigour.

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