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Leviticus 25:35-55

35And if thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251shall have becomepoorיָמ֣וּךְya.MukhH4134, and falleth intopovertyוּמָ֥טָהu.Ma.tahH4131amongyouיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027; then thou shaltrelieveוְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּve.he.che.Zak.taH2388him: yea, though he may be astrangerגֵּ֧רgerH1616, or asojournerוְתוֹשָׁ֛בve.to.ShavH8453; that he mayliveH2416with thee.

36Takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947thou nointerestנֶ֣שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392of him, orincreaseוְתַרְבִּ֔יתve.tar.BitH8636: butfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; that thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251mayliveH2416with thee.

37Thou shalt notgiveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414him thymoneyכַּסְפְּךָ֔kas.pe.KhaH3701uponinterestבְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392, norlendתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414him thyfoodאָכְלֶֽךָ׃'a.khe.Le.khaH400forincreaseוּבְמַרְבִּ֖יתu.ve.mar.BitH4768.

38I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, who broughtyouהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414you thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, and to be yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

39And if thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251that dwelleth by thee shall have becomepoorיָמ֥וּךְya.MukhH4134, and besoldוְנִמְכַּר־ve.nim.kar-H4376to thee; thou shalt notcompelתַעֲבֹ֥דta.'a.VodH5647him toserveעֲבֹ֥דַת'a.Vo.datH5656as aslaveעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650:

40But as an hiredservantכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916, and as asojournerכְּתוֹשָׁ֖בke.to.ShavH8453, he shall be with thee, and shallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647thee to theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104:

41And then shall hedepartוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318from thee, both he and hischildrenוּבָנָ֣יוu.va.NavH1121with him, and shallreturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725to his ownfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940, and to thepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1shall hereturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.

42For they are myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650, which Ibroughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: they shall not besoldיִמָּכְר֖וּyi.ma.khe.RuH4376asמִמְכֶּ֥רֶתmi.Ke.retH4466slavesעָֽבֶד׃'A.vedH5650.

43Thou shalt notruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287over him withrigourבְּפָ֑רֶךְbe.Fa.rekhH6531; but shaltfearוְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

44Both thymaleוְעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and femaleslavesוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519, which thou shalt have, shall be from theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471that arearoundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439you; from them shall yebuyתִּקְנ֖וּtik.NuH7069maleעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650and femaleslavesוְאָמָֽה׃ve.'a.MahH519.

45Moreover of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of thestrangersהַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜יםha.to.sha.VimH8453thatsojournהַגָּרִ֤יםha.ga.RimH1481among you, of them shall yebuyתִּקְנ֔וּtik.NuH7069, and of theirfamiliesוּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙u.mi.mish.pach.TamH4940that are with you, whom theybegatהוֹלִ֖ידוּho.Li.duH3205in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776: and they shall be yourpossessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃La.'a.chu.ZahH272.

46And ye shall take them as aninheritanceוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םve.hit.na.chal.TemH5157for yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֤םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶם֙'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you, toinheritלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423them for apossessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272; they shall be yourslavesתַּעֲבֹ֑דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647foreverלְעֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769: but over yourbrethrenוּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.'A.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, ye shall notruleתִרְדֶּ֥הtir.DehH7287oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376overanotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251withrigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ סbe.Fa.rekhH6531.

47And if asojournerגֵּ֤רgerH1616or astrangerוְתוֹשָׁב֙ve.to.ShavH8453shall becomerichתַשִּׂ֗יגta.SigH5381bytheeיַ֣דyadH3027, and thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251that dwelleth by him shall becomepoorוּמָ֥ךְu.MakhH4134, andsellוְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.KarH4376himself to thestrangerלְגֵ֤רle.GerH1616orsojournerתּוֹשָׁב֙to.ShavH8453by thee, or to thestockלְעֵ֖קֶרle.'E.kerH6133of thestranger’sגֵּֽר׃GerH1616familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940:

48Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he issoldנִמְכַּ֔רnim.KarH4376he may be redeemedagainגְּאֻלָּ֖הge.'u.LahH1353;oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָ֖יוme.'e.ChavH251mayredeemיִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃yig.'a.Le.nuH1350him:

49Either hisuncleדֹד֞וֹdo.DoH1730, or hisuncle’sדֹּדוֹ֙do.DoH1730sonבֶן־ven-H1121, mayredeemיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him, or any that isnearמִשְּׁאֵ֧רmi.she.'ErH7607ofkinבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320to him of hisfamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmi.mish.pach.ToH4940mayredeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּyig.'a.Le.nuH1350him; or if he isableהִשִּׂ֥יגָהhi.Si.gahH5381, he mayredeemוְנִגְאָֽל׃ve.nig.'AlH1350himselfיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027.

50And he shallreckonוְחִשַּׁב֙ve.chi.ShavH2803with him thatboughtקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069him from theyearמִשְּׁנַת֙mi.she.NatH8141that he wassoldהִמָּ֣כְרוֹhi.Ma.khe.rovH4376to him to theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104: and thepriceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of hissaleמִמְכָּרוֹ֙mi.ka.RoH4465shall be according to thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, according to thetimeכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of an hiredservantשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916shall it be with him.

51If there shall be yetmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֑יםba.sha.NimH8141behind,accordingלְפִיהֶן֙le.fi.HenH6310to them he shall giveagainיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725the price of hisredemptionגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.ToH1353out of themoneyמִכֶּ֖סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701that he wasboughtמִקְנָתֽוֹ׃mik.na.ToH4736for.

52And if there shallremainנִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'ArH7604butfewמְעַ֞טme.'AtH4592yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.NimH8141to theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104, then he shallcountוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803with him, andaccordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310to hisyearsשָׁנָ֔יוsha.NavH8141shall he give himagainיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725the price of hisredemptionגְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.ToH1353.

53And as ayearlyH8141hiredservantכִּשְׂכִ֥ירkis.KhirH7916shall he be with him: and the other shall notruleיִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּyir.De.nuH7287withrigourבְּפֶ֖רֶךְbe.Fe.rekhH6531over him in thysightלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

54And if he shall not beredeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350in these years, then he shall gooutוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318in theyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104, both he, and hischildrenוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121with him.

55For to me thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478areservantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650; they are myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650whom Ibroughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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