Leviticus 25:16

“The more the years, the more you shall increase its price, and the fewer the years, the more you shall decrease its price; for it is a number of harvests that he is selling to you.”

Leviticus 25:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 25:16, word by word

The moreפִיfi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

Where else “fi” appears
The moreרֹבrov

abundance

A great amount, so large that it is not measured.

Where else “rov” appears
the yearsשָּׁנִיםshanim

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shanim” appears
the more you shall increaseתַּרְבֶּהtarbe

increase

To make an amount larger, adding and adding.

Where else “tarbe” appears
its priceמִקְנָתmiknat

price

What is paid for something: its price, above all the price of redeeming a servant.

Where else “miknat” appears
the fewerמְעֹטmeot

be few, too small

Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.

Where else “meot” appears
is a numberמִסְפַּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

Where else “mispar” appears
of harvestsתְּבוּאֹתtevuot

produce

What the land brings forth.

Where else “tevuot” appears
that he is sellingמֹכֵרmocher

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

Where else “mocher” appears

The context

15According to the number of years after the jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor; according to the number of years of harvests he shall sell to you.

16 · This verse (above)

17And you shall not take advantage of one another, but you shall fear your Elohim; for I am YHWH your Elohim.

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