Deuteronomy 15:12
If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.
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ASV
If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
KJV
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → |
| יִמָּכֵ֨ר | yi.ma.Kher | he will sell himself | H4376 → |
| לְךָ֜ | le.Kha | to <the> you | |
| אָחִ֣יךָ | 'a.Chi.kKha | countryman your | H251 → |
| הָֽעִבְרִ֗י | ha.'iv.Ri | <the> Hebrew [masc] | H5680 → |
| א֚וֹ | 'o | or | H176 → |
| הָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔ה | ha.'iv.ri.Yah | <the> Hebrew [fem] | H5680 → |
| וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖ | va.'a.va.de.Kha | and he will serve you | H5647 → |
| שֵׁ֣שׁ | shesh | six | H8337 → |
| שָׁנִ֑ים | sha.Nim | years | H8141 → |
| וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ | u.va.sha.Nah | and in the year | H8141 → |
| הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ת | ha.she.vi.'It | <the> seventh | H7637 → |
| תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ | te.shal.le.Che.nu | you will let go him | H7971 → |
| חָפְשִׁ֖י | cha.fe.Shi | a free [person] | H2670 → |
| מֵעִמָּֽךְ׃ | me.'i.Makh | from with <the> you | H5973 → |
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