Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

כִּֽי־לִ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֲבָדִ֔ים עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֹותָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ For the children of Yisra’el are My servants; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Mitsrayim. I am YHWH your God.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵ֖ל בְּאֵ֑לֶּה וְיָצָא֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֔ל ה֖וּא וּבָנָ֥יו עִמֹּֽו׃ But if he is not redeemed in these ways, then he and his children shall go free in the Year of Jubilee.   Morphology וְאִם־לֹ֥א (ve-im-lo) – Root: אם (ʾ-m) / … Continue reading →

כִּשְׂכִ֥יר שָׁנָ֛ה בְּשָׁנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמֹּ֑ו לֹֽא־יִרְדֶּ֥נֽוּ בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ As a hired servant, year by year, he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with harshness in your sight.   Morphology כִּשְׂכִ֥יר (kis’khir) – Root: שכר (s-kh-r); Form: … Continue reading →

וְאִם־מְעַ֞ט נִשְׁאַ֧ר בַּשָּׁנִ֛ים עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל וְחִשַּׁב־לֹ֑ו כְּפִ֣י שָׁנָ֔יו יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־גְּאֻלָּתֹֽו׃ But if only a few years remain until the year of the Jubilee, he shall calculate it with him; according to his years he shall return the redemption amount.   … Continue reading →

אִם־עֹ֥וד רַבֹּ֖ות בַּשָּׁנִ֑ים לְפִיהֶן֙ יָשִׁ֣יב גְּאֻלָּתֹ֔ו מִכֶּ֖סֶף מִקְנָתֹֽו׃ If there are still many years, he shall return the redemption amount in proportion to them from the price of his purchase.   Morphology אִם־עֹ֥וד (im-ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿ-w-d); Form: Conditional … Continue reading →

וְחִשַּׁב֙ עִם־קֹנֵ֔הוּ מִשְּׁנַת֙ הִמָּ֣כְרֹו לֹ֔ו עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְהָיָ֞ה כֶּ֤סֶף מִמְכָּרֹו֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שָׁנִ֔ים כִּימֵ֥י שָׂכִ֖יר יִהְיֶ֥ה עִמֹּֽו׃ And he shall calculate with the buyer from the year he was sold to him until the Jubilee year, and the price of … Continue reading →

אֹו־דֹדֹ֞ו אֹ֤ו בֶן־דֹּדֹו֙ יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ אֹֽו־מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר בְּשָׂרֹ֛ו מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֖ו יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּ אֹֽו־הִשִּׂ֥יגָה יָדֹ֖ו וְנִגְאָֽל׃ Or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any of his close relatives from his family may redeem him, or if his own hand acquires the … Continue reading →

אַחֲרֵ֣י נִמְכַּ֔ר גְּאֻלָּ֖ה תִּהְיֶה־לֹּ֑ו אֶחָ֥ד מֵאֶחָ֖יו יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃ After he is sold, there shall be redemption for him; one of his brothers may redeem him.   Morphology אַחֲרֵ֣י (acharei) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Preposition; Translation: “After”; Notes: Indicates the sequence … Continue reading →

וְכִ֣י תַשִּׂ֗יג יַ֣ד גֵּ֤ר וְתֹושָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ וּמָ֥ךְ אָחִ֖יךָ עִמֹּ֑ו וְנִמְכַּ֗ר לְגֵ֤ר תֹּושָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ אֹ֥ו לְעֵ֖קֶר מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת גֵּֽר׃ And if the hand of a stranger or sojourner with you prospers, and your brother becomes poor alongside him, and is sold to … Continue reading →

וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֜ם לִבְנֵיכֶ֤ם אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֲחֻזָּ֔ה לְעֹלָ֖ם בָּהֶ֣ם תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤ם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אִ֣ישׁ בְּאָחִ֔יו לֹא־תִרְדֶּ֥ה בֹ֖ו בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ ס And you shall pass them on as an inheritance to your children after you, to hold as a possession forever. You may make … Continue reading →