Leviticus 25

unto the children

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

H3478

of Israel

,

H559

and say

H935

unto them, When ye come

ארץ

'erets

into the land

נתן

Nathan

which I give

ארץ

'erets

you, then shall the land

שׁבת

Shabath

H7673

keep

שׁבּת

Shabbath

a sabbath

3

שׁשּׁה שׁשׁ

Shesh

H8337

Six

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

זרע

Zara`

thou shalt sow

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

thy field

,

שׁשּׁה שׁשׁ

Shesh

H8337

and six

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

זמר

Zamar

H2168

thou shalt prune

כּרם

Kerem

H3754

thy vineyard

,

אסף

'acaph

H622

and gather

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

in the fruit

4

שׁבעי שׁביעי

Sh@biy`iy

H7637

But in the seventh

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

שׁבּת

Shabbath

shall be a sabbath

שׁבּתון

Shabbathown

H7677

of rest

ארץ

'erets

unto the land

,

שׁבּת

Shabbath

a sabbath

H3068

for the Lord

זרע

Zara`

thou shalt neither sow

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

thy field

,

זמר

Zamar

H2168

nor prune

5

ספיח

Caphiyach

H5599

That which groweth of its own accord

קציר

Qatsiyr

H7105

of thy harvest

קצר

Qatsar

H7114

thou shalt not reap

,

בּצר

Batsar

H1219

neither gather

ענב

`enab

H6025

the grapes

נזר נזיר

Naziyr

H5139

of thy vine undressed

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

for it is a year

שׁבּתון

Shabbathown

H7677

of rest

6

שׁבּת

Shabbath

And the sabbath

ארץ

'erets

of the land

אכלה

'oklah

H402

shall be meat

עבד

`ebed

for you for thee, and for thy servant

אמה

'amah

H519

and for thy maid

,

שׂכיר

Sakiyr

and for thy hired servant

,

תּשׁב תּושׁב

Towshab

and for thy stranger

גּוּר

Guwr

H1481

that sojourneth

7

בּהמה

B@hemah

H929

And for thy cattle

,

חי

Chay

H2416

and for the beast

ארץ

'erets

that are in thy land

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

shall all the increase

8

ספר

Caphar

H5608

And thou shalt number

שׁבעה שׁבע

Sheba`

seven

שׁבּת

Shabbath

sabbaths

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

of years

שׁבעה שׁבע

Sheba`

unto thee, seven

פּעמה פּעם

Pa`am

H6471

times

שׁבעה שׁבע

Sheba`

seven

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

יום

Yowm

and the space

שׁבעה שׁבע

Sheba`

of the seven

שׁבּת

Shabbath

sabbaths

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

of years

ארבּעים

'arba`iym

H705

shall be unto thee forty

תּשׁעה תּשׁע

Tesha`

H8672

and nine

9

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

H7782

Then shalt thou cause the trumpet

תּרוּעה

T@ruw`ah

H8643

of the jubile

עבר

`abar

H5674

to sound

עשׂר עשׂור

`asowr

H6218

on the tenth

שׁבעי שׁביעי

Sh@biy`iy

H7637

day of the seventh

חדשׁ

Chodesh

H2320

month

,

יום

Yowm

in the day

כּפּר

Kippur

H3725

of atonement

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

H7782

shall ye make the trumpet

עבר

`abar

H5674

sound

10

קדשׁ

Qadash

H6942

And ye shall hallow

חמשּׁים

Chamishshiym

H2572

the fiftieth

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

,

קרא

Qara'

H7121

and proclaim

דּרור

D@rowr

H1865

liberty

ארץ

'erets

throughout all the land

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

unto all the inhabitants

יבל יובל

Yowbel

thereof it shall be a jubile

שׁוּב

Shuwb

unto you and ye shall return

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

אחזּה

'achuzzah

unto his possession

,

שׁוּב

Shuwb

and ye shall return

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

11

יבל יובל

Yowbel

A jubile

חמשּׁים

Chamishshiym

H2572

shall that fiftieth

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

זרע

Zara`

be unto you ye shall not sow

קצר

Qatsar

H7114

neither reap

ספיח

Caphiyach

H5599

that which groweth

בּצר

Batsar

H1219

of itself in it, nor gather

12

יבל יובל

Yowbel

For it is the jubile

קדשׁ

Qodesh

H6944

it shall be holy

אכל

'akal

unto you ye shall eat

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

the increase

13

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

In the year

יבל יובל

Yowbel

of this jubile

שׁוּב

Shuwb

ye shall return

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

14

מכר

Makar

And if thou sell

ממכּר

Mimkar

ought

עמית

`amiyth

unto thy neighbour

,

קנה

Qanah

or buyest

עמית

`amiyth

ought of thy neighbour's

יד

Yad

hand

,

ינה

Yanah

H3238

ye shall not oppress

אישׁ

'iysh

15

מספּר

Micpar

According to the number

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

of years

אחר

'achar

H310

after

יבל יובל

Yowbel

the jubile

קנה

Qanah

thou shalt buy

עמית

`amiyth

of thy neighbour

,

מספּר

Micpar

and according unto the number

,

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

of years

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

of the fruits

מכר

Makar

he shall sell

16

פּה

Peh

According

רב

Rob

H7230

to the multitude

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

of years

רבה

Rabah

H7235

thou shalt increase

מקנה

Miqnah

H4736

the price

פּה

Peh

thereof, and according

מעט

Ma`at

H4591

to the fewness

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

of years

מעט

Ma`at

H4591

thou shalt diminish

מקנה

Miqnah

H4736

the price

מספּר

Micpar

of it for according to the number

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

of the years of the fruits

מכר

Makar

doth he sell

17

ינה

Yanah

H3238

Ye shall not therefore oppress

אישׁ

'iysh

עמית

`amiyth

another

ירא

Yare'

H3372

but thou shalt fear

אלהים

'elohiym

for I am the Lord

Wherefore ye shall do

חקּה

Chuqqah

H2708

my statutes

,

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

and keep

משׁפּט

Mishpat

H4941

my judgments

,

H6213

and do

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

them and ye shall dwell

ארץ

'erets

in the land

19

ארץ

'erets

And the land

נתן

Nathan

shall yield

פּרי

P@riy

H6529

her fruit

,

אכל

'akal

and ye shall eat

שׂבע

Soba`

H7648

your fill

,

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

and dwell

20

H559

And if ye shall say

,

אכל

'akal

What shall we eat

שׁבעי שׁביעי

Sh@biy`iy

H7637

the seventh

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

זרע

Zara`

behold, we shall not sow

,

אסף

'acaph

H622

nor gather

21

צוה

Tsavah

H6680

Then I will command

בּרכה

B@rakah

H1293

my blessing

שׁשּׁי

Shishshiy

H8345

upon you in the sixth

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

,

H6213

and it shall bring forth

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

fruit

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

H7969

for three

22

זרע

Zara`

And ye shall sow

שׁמיני

Sh@miyniy

H8066

the eighth

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

,

אכל

'akal

and eat

ישׁן

Yashan

H3465

yet of old

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

fruit

תּשׁיעי

T@shiy`iy

H8671

until the ninth

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

תּבוּאה

T@buw'ah

until her fruits

H935

come in

אכל

'akal

ye shall eat

ישׁן

Yashan

H3465

of the old

23

ארץ

'erets

The land

מכר

Makar

shall not be sold

צמתת צמיתת

Ts@miythuth

H6783

for ever

ארץ

'erets

for the land

גּיר גּר

Ger

is mine for ye are strangers

תּשׁב תּושׁב

Towshab

and sojourners

24

ארץ

'erets

And in all the land

אחזּה

'achuzzah

of your possession

נתן

Nathan

ye shall grant

גּאלּה

G@ullah

a redemption

25

אח

'ach

If thy brother

מוּך

Muwk

be waxen poor

,

מכר

Makar

and hath sold

אחזּה

'achuzzah

away some of his possession

קרב קרוב

Qarowb

H7138

and if any of his kin

H935

come

גּאל

Ga'al

to redeem

גּאל

Ga'al

it, then shall he redeem

אח

'ach

that which his brother

26

אישׁ

'iysh

And if the man

גּאל

Ga'al

have none to redeem

יד

Yad

it, and himself

דּי

Day

H1767

be able

מצא

Matsa'

H4672

to redeem

27

חשׁב

Chashab

Then let him count

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

the years

ממכּר

Mimkar

of the sale

שׁוּב

Shuwb

thereof, and restore

עדף

`adaph

H5736

the overplus

אישׁ

'iysh

unto the man

מכר

Makar

to whom he sold

שׁוּב

Shuwb

it that he may return

28

יד

Yad

But if he

דּי

Day

H1767

be not able

מצא

Matsa'

H4672

to restore

ממכּר

Mimkar

it to him, then that which is sold

יד

Yad

shall remain in the hand

קנה

Qanah

of him that hath bought

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

it until the year

יבל יובל

Yowbel

of jubile

יבל יובל

Yowbel

and in the jubile

יצא

Yatsa'

it shall go out

,

שׁוּב

Shuwb

and he shall return

29

אישׁ

'iysh

And if a man

מכר

Makar

sell

משׁב מושׁב

Mowshab

H4186

a dwelling

בּית

Bayith

house

חומה

Chowmah

H2346

in a walled

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

city

,

גּאלּה

G@ullah

then he may redeem

תּמם

Tamam

H8552

it within a whole

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

ממכּר

Mimkar

after it is sold

יום

Yowm

within a full year

גּאלּה

G@ullah

may he redeem

30

גּאל

Ga'al

And if it be not redeemed

מלא מלא

Male'

H4390

within the space

תּמים

Tamiym

H8549

of a full

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

,

בּית

Bayith

then the house

חומה

Chowmah

H2346

that is in the walled

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

city

קוּם

Quwm

H6965

shall be established

צמתת צמיתת

Ts@miythuth

H6783

for ever

קנה

Qanah

to him that bought

דּר דּור

Dowr

H1755

it throughout his generations

יצא

Yatsa'

it shall not go out

31

בּית

Bayith

But the houses

חצר

Chatser

H2691

of the villages

חומה

Chowmah

H2346

which have no wall

סביבה סביב

Cabiyb

H5439

round about

חשׁב

Chashab

them shall be counted

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

as the fields

ארץ

'erets

of the country

גּאלּה

G@ullah

they may be redeemed

,

יצא

Yatsa'

and they shall go out

32

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

Notwithstanding the cities

לוי לויּי

Leviyiy

of the Levites

,

בּית

Bayith

and the houses

,

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

of the cities

אחזּה

'achuzzah

of their possession

,

לוי לויּי

Leviyiy

may the Levites

גּאלּה

G@ullah

redeem

33

גּאל

Ga'al

And if a man purchase

לוי לויּי

Leviyiy

of the Levites

,

בּית

Bayith

then the house

ממכּר

Mimkar

that was sold

,

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

and the city

אחזּה

'achuzzah

of his possession

,

יצא

Yatsa'

shall go out

יבל יובל

Yowbel

in the year of jubile

בּית

Bayith

for the houses

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

of the cities

לוי לויּי

Leviyiy

of the Levites

אחזּה

'achuzzah

are their possession

תּוך

Tavek

the children

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

But the field

מגרשׁה מגרשׁ

Migrash

H4054

of the suburbs

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

of their cities

מכר

Makar

may not be sold

עלם עולם

`owlam

H5769

for it is their perpetual

35

אח

'ach

And if thy brother

מוּך

Muwk

be waxen poor

,

מוט

Mowt

H4131

and fallen in decay

יד

Yad

with thee

חזק

Chazaq

H2388

then thou shalt relieve

גּיר גּר

Ger

him yea, though he be a stranger

תּשׁב תּושׁב

Towshab

or a sojourner

חי

Chay

H2416

that he may live

36

לקח

Laqach

H3947

Take

נשׁך

Neshek

H5392

thou no usury

תּרבּית

Tarbiyth

H8636

of him, or increase

ירא

Yare'

H3372

but fear

אלהים

'elohiym

H430

thy God

אח

'ach

that thy brother

חי

Chay

H2416

may live

37

נתן

Nathan

Thou shalt not give

כּסף

Keceph

H3701

him thy money

נשׁך

Neshek

H5392

upon usury

,

נתן

Nathan

nor lend

אכל

'okel

I am the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

H430

your God

,

יצא

Yatsa'

which brought you forth

ארץ

'erets

out of the land

מצרים

Mitsrayim

H4714

of Egypt

,

נתן

Nathan

to give

ארץ

'erets

you the land

כּנען

K@na`an

H3667

of Canaan

,

39

אח

'ach

And if thy brother

מוּך

Muwk

that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor

מכר

Makar

and be sold

עבד

`abad

H5647

unto thee thou shalt not compel

עבודה עבדה

`abodah

H5656

him to serve

40

שׂכיר

Sakiyr

But as an hired servant

תּשׁב תּושׁב

Towshab

and as a sojourner

עבד

`abad

H5647

he shall be with thee, and shall serve

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

thee unto the year

41

יצא

Yatsa'

And then shall he depart

from thee, both he and his children

שׁוּב

Shuwb

with him, and shall return

משׁפּחה

Mishpachah

H4940

unto his own family

,

אחזּה

'achuzzah

and unto the possession

אב

'ab

H1

of his fathers

42

עבד

`ebed

For they are my servants

יצא

Yatsa'

which I brought forth

ארץ

'erets

out of the land

מצרים

Mitsrayim

H4714

of Egypt

מכר

Makar

they shall not be sold

ממכּרת

Mimkereth

H4466

as

43

רדה

Radah

H7287

Thou shalt not rule

פּרך

Perek

H6531

over him with rigour

ירא

Yare'

H3372

but shalt fear

44

עבד

`ebed

Both thy bondmen

,

אמה

'amah

H519

and thy bondmaids

,

גּי גּוי

Gowy

H1471

which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen

,

סביבה סביב

Cabiyb

H5439

that are round about

קנה

Qanah

you of them shall ye buy

עבד

`ebed

Moreover of the children

תּשׁב תּושׁב

Towshab

of the strangers

גּוּר

Guwr

H1481

that do sojourn

קנה

Qanah

among you, of them shall ye buy

,

משׁפּחה

Mishpachah

H4940

and of their families

ילד

Yalad

H3205

that are with you, which they begat

ארץ

'erets

in your land

46

נחל

Nachal

H5157

And ye shall take them as an inheritance

for your children

אחר

'achar

H310

after

ירשׁ ירשׁ

Yarash

H3423

you, to inherit

אחזּה

'achuzzah

them for a possession

עבד

`abad

H5647

they shall be your bondmen

עלם עולם

`owlam

H5769

for ever

אח

'ach

but over your brethren

the children

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

H3478

of Israel

,

רדה

Radah

H7287

ye shall not rule

אישׁ

'iysh

אח

'ach

over another

47

גּיר גּר

Ger

And if a sojourner

תּשׁב תּושׁב

Towshab

or stranger

נשׂג

Nasag

H5381

wax rich

יד

Yad

by thee

,

אח

'ach

and thy brother

מוּך

Muwk

that dwelleth by him wax poor

מכר

Makar

and sell

גּיר גּר

Ger

himself unto the stranger

תּשׁב תּושׁב

Towshab

or sojourner

עקר

`eqer

H6133

by thee, or to the stock

גּיר גּר

Ger

of the stranger's

48

אחר

'achar

H310

After

מכר

Makar

that he is sold

גּאלּה

G@ullah

he may be redeemed again

אחד

'echad

H259

אח

'ach

of his brethren

גּאל

Ga'al

may redeem

49

דּד דּוד

Dowd

H1730

Either his uncle

,

דּד דּוד

Dowd

H1730

or his uncle's

son

,

גּאל

Ga'al

may redeem

שׁאר

Sh@'er

H7607

him, or any that is nigh

בּשׂר

Basar

H1320

of kin

משׁפּחה

Mishpachah

H4940

unto him of his family

גּאל

Ga'al

may redeem

נשׂג

Nasag

H5381

him or if he be able

גּאל

Ga'al

he may redeem

50

חשׁב

Chashab

And he shall reckon

קנה

Qanah

with him that bought

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

him from the year

מכר

Makar

that he was sold

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

to him unto the year

יבל יובל

Yowbel

of jubile

כּסף

Keceph

H3701

and the price

ממכּר

Mimkar

of his sale

מספּר

Micpar

shall be according unto the number

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

of years

,

יום

Yowm

according to the time

שׂכיר

Sakiyr

of an hired servant

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רב

Rab

H7227

If there be yet many

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

פּה

Peh

behind, according

שׁוּב

Shuwb

unto them he shall give again

גּאלּה

G@ullah

the price of his redemption

כּסף

Keceph

H3701

out of the money

מקנה

Miqnah

H4736

that he was bought

52

שׁאר

Sha'ar

H7604

And if there remain

מעט מעט

M@`at

H4592

but few

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

unto the year

יבל יובל

Yowbel

of jubile

,

חשׁב

Chashab

then he shall count

פּה

Peh

with him, and according

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

unto his years

שׁוּב

Shuwb

shall he give him again

53

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

And as a yearly

שׂכיר

Sakiyr

hired servant

רדה

Radah

H7287

shall he be with him and the other shall not rule

פּרך

Perek

H6531

with rigour

54

גּאל

Ga'al

And if he be not redeemed

יצא

Yatsa'

in these years, then he shall go out

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

in the year

יבל יובל

Yowbel

of jubile

,

both he, and his children

,

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For unto me the children

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

H3478

of Israel

עבד

`ebed

are servants

עבד

`ebed

they are my servants

יצא

Yatsa'

whom I brought forth

ארץ

'erets