Leviticus 25:16
You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.
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ASV
According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee.
KJV
According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לְפִ֣י׀ | le.Fi | to [the] mouth of | H6310 → |
| רֹ֣ב | ro | [the] abundance of | H7230 → |
| הַשָּׁנִ֗ים | ha.sha.Nim | the years | H8141 → |
| תַּרְבֶּה֙ | tar.Beh | you will increase | H7235 → |
| מִקְנָת֔וֹ | mik.na.To | purchase price its | H4736 → |
| וּלְפִי֙ | u.le.Fi | and to [the] mouth of | H6310 → |
| מְעֹ֣ט | me.'Ot | [the] being small of | H4591 → |
| הַשָּׁנִ֔ים | ha.sha.Nim | the years | H8141 → |
| תַּמְעִ֖יט | tam.'It | you will make small | H4591 → |
| מִקְנָת֑וֹ | mik.na.To | purchase price its | H4736 → |
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| מִסְפַּ֣ר | mis.Par | [the] number of | H4557 → |
| תְּבוּאֹ֔ת | te.vu.'Ot | produce<s> | H8393 → |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| מֹכֵ֖ר | mo.Kher | [is] selling | H4376 → |
| לָֽךְ׃ | Lakh | to <the> you |
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