| 46. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Leviticus 25:46:1 ⧉וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨םvehitnakhaltembequeath Leviticus 25:46:2 ⧉אֹתָ֜םotamthem Leviticus 25:46:3 ⧉לִבְנֵיכֶ֤םlivnekhemto your sons Leviticus 25:46:4 ⧉אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙akharekhemafter you Leviticus 25:46:5 ⧉לָרֶ֣שֶׁתlareshetto inherit Leviticus 25:46:6 ⧉אֲחֻזָּ֔הakhoozahas a possession Leviticus 25:46:7 ⧉לְעֹלָ֖םleolamforever Leviticus 25:46:8 ⧉בָּהֶ֣םbahemthem Leviticus 25:46:9 ⧉תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּtaavoduenslave Leviticus 25:46:10 ⧉וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤םuveakhekhemand over your brothers Leviticus 25:46:11 ⧉בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙beneeyisraelsons of Israel Leviticus 25:46:12 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man Leviticus 25:46:13 ⧉בְּאָחִ֔יוbeakhivover his brother Leviticus 25:46:14 ⧉לֹא־תִרְדֶּ֥הlotirdehshall not rule Leviticus 25:46:15 ⧉ב֖וֹvoover him Leviticus 25:46:16 ⧉בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃סbefarekhruthlessly |
| 46. Formal Translation And you shall give them as an inheritance to your children after you, making them a permanent possession, and you shall set them to work; but with your fellow Israelites you shall not rule over any one with harshness. |
| 46. Dynamic Translation You may pass them on to your children as family property, and they may serve you for life, but you must not rule over your Israelite brother with harshness. |