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And ifוְכִיyour brotherאָחִיךָbecomes poorיָמוּךְwith youעִמָּךְand sells himselfוְנִמְכַּרto you,לָךְyou shall notלֹאmake himבּוֹserveתַעֲבֹדthe serviceעֲבֹדַתof a slave.עָבֶד
Leviticus 25:39
Study it in the app“And if your brother becomes poor with you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve the service of a slave.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:39, word by word
- your brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- becomes poorיָמוּךְyamuch
become poor
Become poor, fall on hard times.
Where else “yamuch” appears- and sells himselfנִמְכַּרnimkar
sell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “nimkar” appears- serveתַעֲבֹדtaavod
enslave
To make others serve, enslave.
Where else “taavod” appears- the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat
bondage
Work imposed by another, or the hard burden of one who does it as a slave.
Where else “avodat” appears- of a slaveעָבֶדaved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “aved” appears
The context
38I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, to be your Elohim.
39 · This verse (above)
40He shall be with you as a hired worker, as a temporary resident; he shall serve with you until the year of jubilee.