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Deuteronomy 15:12-18

12And if thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.kKhaH251, an Hebrewmanהָֽעִבְרִ֗יha.'iv.RiH5680, or an Hebrewwomanהָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הha.'iv.ri.YahH5680, shall besoldיִמָּכֵ֨רyi.ma.KherH4376to thee, andserveוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141; then in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141thou shalt let himgoתְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee.

13And when thousendestתְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971him outfreeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee, thou shalt not let himdepartתְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

14Thou shaltfurnishהַעֲנֵ֤יקha.'a.NeikH6059himliberallyתַּעֲנִיק֙ta.'a.NikH6059out of thyflockמִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔mi.Tzo.ne.khaH6629, and out of thyfloorוּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖u.mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637, and out of thywinepressוּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָu.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342: of that which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedבֵּרַכְךָ֛be.rakh.KhaH1288thee thou shaltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414to him.

15And thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast aslaveעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֖vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

16And it shall be, if he shallsayיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559to thee, I will notleaveאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318thee; because helovethאֲהֵֽבְךָ֙'a.he.ve.KhaH157thee and thyhouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, because he iswellט֥וֹבTovH2895with thee;

17Then thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947anawlהַמַּרְצֵ֗עַha.mar.Tze.a'H4836, andthrustוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414it through hisearבְאָזְנוֹ֙ve.'a.ze.NoH241into thedoorוּבַדֶּ֔לֶתu.va.De.letH1817, and he shall be thyservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769. And also to thymaidservantלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213likewise.

18It shall not seemhardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185totheeבְעֵינֶ֗ךָve.'ei.Ne.khaH5869, when thou sendest himawayבְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙be.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971freeחָפְשִׁי֙cha.fe.ShiH2670from thee; for he hath been ofdoubleמִשְׁנֶה֙mish.NehH4932theworthשְׂכַ֣רse.KharH7939of a hiredservantשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916to thee, inservingעֲבָֽדְךָ֖'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141: and theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallblessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee in all that thoudoestתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פta.'a.SehH6213.

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