Leviticus 25:47
If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,
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ASV
And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family;
KJV
And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְכִ֣י | ve.Khi | and if | H3588 → |
| תַשִּׂ֗יג | ta.Sig | it will reach | H5381 → |
| יַ֣ד | yad | [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| גֵּ֤ר | ger | a sojourner | H1616 → |
| וְתוֹשָׁב֙ | ve.to.Shav | and a resident alien | H8453 → |
| עִמָּ֔ךְ | 'i.Makh | with you | H5973 → |
| וּמָ֥ךְ | u.Makh | and he will become impoverished | H4134 → |
| אָחִ֖יךָ | 'a.Chi.kha | brother your | H251 → |
| עִמּ֑וֹ | i.Mo | with him | H5973 → |
| וְנִמְכַּ֗ר | ve.nim.Kar | and he will sell himself | H4376 → |
| לְגֵ֤ר | le.Ger | to a sojourner | H1616 → |
| תּוֹשָׁב֙ | to.Shav | a resident alien | H8453 → |
| עִמָּ֔ךְ | 'i.Makh | with you | H5973 → |
| א֥וֹ | 'o | or | H176 → |
| לְעֵ֖קֶר | le.'E.ker | to a member of | H6133 → |
| מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת | mish.Pa.chat | [the] clan of | H4940 → |
| גֵּֽר׃ | Ger | a sojourner | H1616 → |
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