Leviticus 25:46
You 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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ASV
And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.
KJV
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם | ve.hit.na.chal.Tem | and you will give as an inheritance | H5157 → |
| אֹתָ֜ם | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| לִבְנֵיכֶ֤ם | liv.nei.Khem | to sons your | H1121 → |
| אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙ | 'a.cha.rei.Khem | after you | H310 → |
| לָרֶ֣שֶׁת | la.Re.shet | to take possession of | H3423 → |
| אֲחֻזָּ֔ה | 'a.chu.Zah | a possession | H272 → |
| לְעֹלָ֖ם | le.'o.Lam | for ever | H5769 → |
| בָּהֶ֣ם | ba.Hem | by <the> them | |
| תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ | ta.'a.Vo.du | you will labor | H5647 → |
| וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤ם | u.ve.'A.chei.Khem | and over brothers your | H251 → |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | be.nei- | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | each | H376 → |
| בְּאָחִ֔יו | be.'a.Chiv | over brother his | H251 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תִרְדֶּ֥ה | tir.Deh | you will rule | H7287 → |
| ב֖וֹ | vo | over <the> him | |
| בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ ס | be.Fa.rekh | with harshness | H6531 → |
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