BeHar (בְּהַר)
Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Sixth Aliyah
25:39
If your brother becomes impoverished and is sold to you, do not work him like a slave.
If your brother becomes impoverished and is sold to you, do not work him like a slave.
Vechi-yamuch achicha imach venimkar-lach lo-ta’avod bo avodat aved.
וְכִי-יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ, וְנִמְכַּר-לָךְ–לֹא-תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ, עֲבֹדַת עָבֶד.
25:40
He shall be with you just like an employee or a resident hand. He shall serve you only until the jubilee year,
He shall be with you just like an employee or a resident hand. He shall serve you only until the jubilee year,
Kesachir ketoshav yihyeh imach ad-shnat hayovel ya’avod imach.
כְּשָׂכִיר כְּתוֹשָׁב, יִהְיֶה עִמָּךְ; עַד-שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל, יַעֲבֹד עִמָּךְ.
25:41
and then he and his children shall be free to leave you and to return to their family. He shall thus return to the hereditary land of his ancestors.
and then he and his children shall be free to leave you and to return to their family. He shall thus return to the hereditary land of his ancestors.
Veyatsa me’imach hu uvanav imo veshav el-mishpachto ve’el-achuzat avotav yashuv.
וְיָצָא, מֵעִמָּךְ–הוּא, וּבָנָיו עִמּוֹ; וְשָׁב, אֶל-מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ, וְאֶל-אֲחֻזַּת אֲבֹתָיו, יָשׁוּב.
25:42
This is because I brought [the Israelites] out of Egypt, and they are My slaves. They shall not be sold [in the market] as slaves.
This is because I brought [the Israelites] out of Egypt, and they are My slaves. They shall not be sold [in the market] as slaves.
Ki-avaday hem asher-hotseti otam me’erets Mitsrayim lo yimachru mimkeret aved.
כִּי-עֲבָדַי הֵם, אֲשֶׁר-הוֹצֵאתִי אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם; לֹא יִמָּכְרוּ, מִמְכֶּרֶת עָבֶד.
25:43
Do not dominate [such a slave] to break his spirit, since you must fear your God.
Do not dominate [such a slave] to break his spirit, since you must fear your God.
Lo-tirdeh vo befarech veyareta me’Eloheycha.
לֹא-תִרְדֶּה בוֹ, בְּפָרֶךְ; וְיָרֵאתָ, מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ.
25:44
You can [also] have [other] male or female slaves. These are the male and female slaves that you buy from the nations around you.
You can [also] have [other] male or female slaves. These are the male and female slaves that you buy from the nations around you.
Ve’avdecha va’amatcha asher yihyu-lach me’et hagoyim asher sevivoteychem mehem tiknu eved ve’amah.
וְעַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתְךָ, אֲשֶׁר יִהְיוּ-לָךְ: מֵאֵת הַגּוֹיִם, אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶם–מֵהֶם תִּקְנוּ, עֶבֶד וְאָמָה.
25:45
You can also buy [such slaves] from the resident aliens who live among you, and from their families that are born in your land. [All these] shall become hereditary property.
You can also buy [such slaves] from the resident aliens who live among you, and from their families that are born in your land. [All these] shall become hereditary property.
Vegam mibeney hatoshavim hagarim imachem mehem tiknu umimishpachtam asher imachem asher holidu be’artsechem vehayu lachem la’achuzah.
וְגַם מִבְּנֵי הַתּוֹשָׁבִים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם, מֵהֶם תִּקְנוּ, וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם אֲשֶׁר עִמָּכֶם, אֲשֶׁר הוֹלִידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶם; וְהָיוּ לָכֶם, לַאֲחֻזָּה.
25:46
They are hereditary property that you shall pass down to your children, and you shall thus have them serve you forever. However, where your fellow Israelites are concerned, you must not dominate one another to break one’s spirit.
They are hereditary property that you shall pass down to your children, and you shall thus have them serve you forever. However, where your fellow Israelites are concerned, you must not dominate one another to break one’s spirit.
Vehitnachaltem otam livneychem achareychem lareshet achuzah le’olam bahem ta’avodu uve’acheychem beney-Yisra’el ish be’achiv lo-tirdeh vo befarech.
וְהִתְנַחַלְתֶּם אֹתָם לִבְנֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵיכֶם, לָרֶשֶׁת אֲחֻזָּה–לְעֹלָם, בָּהֶם תַּעֲבֹדוּ; וּבְאַחֵיכֶם בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ בְּאָחִיו, לֹא-תִרְדֶּה בוֹ בְּפָרֶךְ.