Leviticus

Leviticus 25:39

³⁹If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a countryman	אָחִ֛יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
among you	עִמָּ֖ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
becomes destitute	יָמ֥וּךְ	yā·mūḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4134 be low, depressed, grow poor
and sells himself	וְנִמְכַּר־	wə·nim·kar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4376 sell
to you	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
then you must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
force him	תַעֲבֹ֥ד	ṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
into	בּ֖וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
slave	עָֽבֶד׃	‘ā·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
labor	עֲבֹ֥דַת	‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service

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