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Leviticus 25:39-46

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.

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