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Leviticus [Pertaining to Levites] 25:29-55

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29“‘If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it has been sold. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption.
30If it is not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him who bought it, throughout his generations. It shall not be released in the Jubilee.
31But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be accounted for with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.
32“‘Nevertheless the cities of the Levites Descendants of United with, the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites Descendants of United with may redeem at any time.
33The Levites Descendants of United with may redeem the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, and it shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites Descendants of United with are their possession among the children of Israel God prevails.
34But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
35“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.
36Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
37You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
38I am Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt Abode of slavery, to give you the land of Canaan Humbled, and to be your God. (RY:4, LY:6)
39“‘If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a slave.
40As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Jubilee Year ·Shofar Year·:
41then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and shall teshuvah ·completely return· to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers.
42For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt Abode of slavery. They shall not be sold as slaves.
43You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.
44“‘As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have; of the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.
45Moreover of the children of the aliens who live among you, of them you may buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have conceived in your land; and they will be your property.
46You may make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them may you take your slaves forever; but over your brothers the children of Israel God prevails you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness. (LY:7)
47“‘If an alien or temporary resident with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poor, and sells himself to the stranger or foreigner living among you, or to a member of the stranger’s family;
48after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him;
49or his dod ·uncle·, or his dod ·uncle’s· son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his family may redeem him; or if he has grown rich, he may redeem himself.
50He shall reckon with him who bought him from the year that he sold himself to him to the Jubilee Year ·Shofar Year·. The price of his sale shall be according to the number of years; he shall be with him according to the time of a hired servant.
51If there are yet many years, according to them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
52If there remain but a few years to the year of Jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according to his years of service he shall give back the price of his redemption.
53As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him. He shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.
54If he is not redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the Jubilee Year ·Shofar Year·, he, and his children with him. (LY: Maftir ·Conclusion·)
55For to me the children of Israel God prevails are servants; they are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt Abode of slavery. I am Adonai your God.

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