Leviticus

Leviticus 25:45–46

⁴⁵You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property. ⁴⁶You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.

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Leviticus 25:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You may also	וְ֠גַם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
purchase them	תִּקְנ֔וּ	tiq·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7069 get, acquire
from the	מִבְּנֵ֨י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
foreigners	הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים	hat·tō·wō·šā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8453 sojourner
residing	הַגָּרִ֤ים	hag·gā·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1481 sojourn
among you	עִמָּכֶם֙	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
or their clans	וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙	ū·mim·miš·paḥ·tām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4940 clan
living among you	עִמָּכֶ֔ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
are born	הוֹלִ֖ידוּ	hō·w·lî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
in your land	בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם	bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
These may become	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
property	לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃	la·’ă·ḥuz·zāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H272 possession

Leviticus 25:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You may leave	וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם	wə·hiṯ·na·ḥăl·tɛm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5157 get or take as a possession
them	אֹתָ֜ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to your sons	לִבְנֵיכֶ֤ם	liḇ·nê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1121 son
after	אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙	’a·ḥă·rê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H310 behind
you to inherit	לָרֶ֣שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
as property	אֲחֻזָּ֔ה	’ă·ḥuz·zāh	Noun - feminine singular	H272 possession
you can make them slaves	תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ	ta·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
for life	לְעֹלָ֖ם	lə·‘ō·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
But as for your brothers	וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤ם	ū·ḇə·’a·ḥê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H251 brother
the Israelites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
may rule	תִרְדֶּ֥ה	ṯir·deh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
harshly	בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ס	bə·p̄ā·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6531 harshness, severity
over his brother	בְּאָחִ֔יו	bə·’ā·ḥîw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

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Leviticus 25:46 Isaiah 14:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.