Leviticus
Leviticus 25:46
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.