Leviticus 25:47
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And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,
In other translations
And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,
Hebrew words
וְכִיvekhiand ifH3588תַשִּׂיגtasigit will reachH5381יַדyad[the] hand ofH3027גֵּרgera sojournerH1616וְתוֹשָׁבvetoshavand a resident alienH8453עִמָּךְ'imakhwith youH5973וּמָךְumakhand he will become impoverishedH4134אָחִיךָ'achikhabrother yourH251עִמּוֹimowith himH5973וְנִמְכַּרvenimkarand he will sell himselfH4376לְגֵרlegerto a sojournerH1616תּוֹשָׁבtoshava resident alienH8453עִמָּךְ'imakhwith youH5973אוֹ'oorH176לְעֵקֶרle'ekerto a member ofH6133מִשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat[the] clan ofH4940גֵּר׃gera sojournerH1616
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 2:7-87 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. 8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Leviticus 25:26And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,
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