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Leviticus 25:39 — King James Version← Study notes

And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:


Leviticus 25:39Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 25:3911 words
וְכִיwəḵîAnd relative conjunction
יָמוּךְyāmûḵəBecome thin
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
עִמָּךְʿimāḵəWith
וְנִמְכַּרwəniməkarAnd sell
לָךְlāḵəTo
לֹאlōʾNot
תַעֲבֹדtaʿăvōdWork
בּוֹbwōIn
עֲבֹדַתʿăvōdatWork
עָבֶדʿāvedServant
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְכִיwəḵîAnd relative conjunction
יָמוּךְyāmûḵəBecome thin
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
עִמָּךְʿimāḵəWith
וְנִמְכַּרwəniməkarAnd sell
לָךְlāḵəTo
לֹאlōʾNot
תַעֲבֹדtaʿăvōdWork
בּוֹbwōIn
עֲבֹדַתʿăvōdatWork
עָבֶדʿāvedServant

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