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Leviticus 25:32-43 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

32. “ ‘As for the cities of the Levites, that is, the houses in their property’s cities, it shall be a lasting redemption for the Levites.

33. And whatever anyone redeems from the Levites then must go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee, including a house’s selling in his city’s property, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.

34. But a field of their cities’ pastureland must not be sold, because it is their property for all time.

35. “ ‘And if your countryman becomes poor and if he becomes dependent on you, then you shall support him like an alien and like a temporary resident, and he shall live with you.

36. You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you.

37. You must not give your money to him with interest or give your food for profit.

38. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, to be as God for you.

39. “ ‘And if your countryman who is with you becomes poor, and he is sold to you, you shall not treat him as a slave.

40. He shall be with you like a hired worker, like a temporary resident; he shall work with you until the Year of Jubilee.

41. And he and his sons with him shall go out from you, and he shall return to his clan, and to the property of his ancestors he shall return.

42. Because they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they shall not be sold as a slave.

43. You shall not rule over him with ruthlessness, but you shall revere your God.

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