Leviticus 25:47

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{ "verseID": "Leviticus.25.47", "source": "וְכִ֣י תַשִּׂ֗יג יַ֣ד גֵּ֤ר וְתוֹשָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ וּמָ֥ךְ אָחִ֖יךָ עִמּ֑וֹ וְנִמְכַּ֗ר לְגֵ֤ר תּוֹשָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ א֥וֹ לְעֵ֖קֶר מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת גֵּֽר׃", "text": "And-if *taśśîg* *yad* *gēr* and-*tôšāb* with-you and-*māk* *ʾāḥîkā* with-him and-*nimkar* to-*gēr* *tôšāb* with-you or to-*ʿēqer* *mišpaḥat* *gēr*.", "grammar": { "*taśśîg*": "3rd person feminine singular hiphil imperfect - it prospers/attains", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of", "*gēr*": "masculine singular noun - sojourner/stranger", "*tôšāb*": "masculine singular noun - resident alien", "*māk*": "3rd person masculine singular qal perfect - he becomes poor", "*ʾāḥîkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your brother", "*nimkar*": "3rd person masculine singular niphal perfect - he is sold", "*ʿēqer*": "masculine singular construct - descendant of/offshoot of", "*mišpaḥat*": "feminine singular construct - family of/clan of", "*gēr*": "masculine singular noun - sojourner/stranger" }, "variants": { "*taśśîg* *yad*": "hand prospers/flourishes/becomes wealthy", "*gēr*": "sojourner/stranger/resident alien", "*tôšāb*": "resident alien/foreigner who resides temporarily", "*māk*": "becomes poor/is impoverished/declines financially", "*ʿēqer*": "descendant/offshoot/member" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכִ֣י תַשִּׂ֗יג יַ֣ד גֵּ֤ר וְתוֹשָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ וּמָ֥ךְ אָחִ֖יךָ עִמּ֑וֹ וְנִמְכַּ֗ר לְגֵ֤ר תּוֹשָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ א֥וֹ לְעֵ֖קֶר מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת גֵּֽר׃

Transliteration

And-if taśśîg yad gēr and-tôšāb with-you and-māk ʾāḥîkā with-him and-nimkar to-gēr tôšāb with-you or to-ʿēqer mišpaḥat gēr.

Grammar Details

• *taśśîg*: 3rd person feminine singular hiphil imperfect - it prospers/attains
• *yad*: feminine singular construct - hand of
• *gēr*: masculine singular noun - sojourner/stranger
• *tôšāb*: masculine singular noun - resident alien
• *māk*: 3rd person masculine singular qal perfect - he becomes poor
• *ʾāḥîkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your brother
• *nimkar*: 3rd person masculine singular niphal perfect - he is sold
• *ʿēqer*: masculine singular construct - descendant of/offshoot of
• *mišpaḥat*: feminine singular construct - family of/clan of

Word Meanings

• *taśśîg* *yad*: hand prospers/flourishes/becomes wealthy
• *gēr*: sojourner/stranger/resident alien
• *tôšāb*: resident alien/foreigner who resides temporarily
• *māk*: becomes poor/is impoverished/declines financially
• *ʿēqer*: descendant/offshoot/member

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If a foreigner residing among you becomes rich and any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to the foreigner or to a member of the foreigner’s clan,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And if a sojourner or stranger becomes rich by you, and your brother that dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner by you, or to the stock of the stranger's family:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if a stranger{H8453} or sojourner{H1616} with thee{H3027} be waxed rich,{H5381} and thy brother{H251} be waxed poor{H4134} beside him, and sell{H4376} himself unto the stranger{H1616} [or] sojourner{H8453} with thee, or to the stock{H6133} of the stranger's{H1616} family;{H4940}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if a sojourner{H1616} or stranger{H8453} wax rich{H5381}{(H8686)} by thee{H3027}, and thy brother{H251} that dwelleth by him wax poor{H4134}{(H8802)}, and sell{H4376}{(H8738)} himself unto the stranger{H1616} or sojourner{H8453} by thee, or to the stock{H6133} of the stranger's{H1616} family{H4940}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When a straunger and a soiourner waxeth rych by the ad thi brother that dwelleth by him waxeth poore and sell him selfe vnto the straunger that dwelleth by the or to any of the straungers kyn:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan a straunger or soiourner waxeth ryche by the, and thy brother waxeth poore besyde him, & selleth him self vnto ye straunger or soiourner by the, or to eny of his kynne, then shall he haue right

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If a soiourner or a stranger dwelling by thee get riches, & thy brother by him be impouerished, and sell him selfe vnto the stranger or soiourner dwelling by thee, or to the stocke of the strangers familie,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If a soiourner or straunger waxe riche by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by hym waxe poore, and sell hym selfe vnto the straunger or soiourner by thee, or to the stocke of the straungers kinne:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "'If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poor, and sells himself to the stranger or foreigner living among you, or to a member of the stranger's family;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And when the hand of a sojourner or settler with thee attaineth `riches', and thy brother with him hath become poor, and he hath been sold to a sojourner, a settler with thee, or to the root of the family of a sojourner,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if one from another nation living among you gets wealth, and your countryman, at his side, becomes poor and gives himself for money to the man from another nation or to one of his family;

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'If an alien or temporary resident with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poor, and sells himself to the stranger or foreigner living among you, or to a member of the stranger's family;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “‘If a resident foreigner who is with you prospers and your brother becomes impoverished with regard to him so that he sells himself to a resident foreigner who is with you or to a member of a foreigner’s family,

Referenced Verses

• Lev 25:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Leviticus.25.26", "source": "וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֖וֹ גֹּאֵ֑ל וְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה יָד֔וֹ וּמָצָ֖א כְּדֵ֥י גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wə-ʾîš* [a-man] if *kî* not *lōʾ* *yihyeh*-*lô* [he-has] *gōʾēl* [redeemer] and *wə-hiśśîgāh* [attains] *yādô* [his-hand] and *û-māṣāʾ* [he-finds] *kədê* [sufficient] *gəʾullātô* [his-redemption]", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a man", "*kî*": "conjunction - if/when", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yihyeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be/have", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him", "*gōʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - redeemer/kinsman-redeemer", "*wə-hiśśîgāh*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and it reaches/attains", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*û-māṣāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he finds/acquires", "*kədê*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - as sufficiency of", "*gəʾullātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his redemption" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/husband/person", "*hāyāh*": "be/become/happen/exist", "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/kinsman-redeemer/relative", "*nāśag*": "reach/overtake/attain/achieve", "*yād*": "hand/power/means/side", "*māṣāʾ*": "find/discover/obtain", "*dê*": "sufficiency/enough/requirement", "*gəʾullāh*": "redemption/right of redemption" } }
• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.2.7", "source": "יְהוָ֖ה מוֹרִ֣ישׁ וּמַעֲשִׁ֑יר מַשְׁפִּ֖יל אַף־מְרוֹמֵֽם׃", "text": "*YHWH* *môrîš* and *maʿăšîr*; *mašpîl* also-*mərômēm*.", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*môrîš*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular - makes poor/impoverishes", "*maʿăšîr*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular - makes rich/enriches", "*mašpîl*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular - brings low/humbles", "*mərômēm*": "Polel participle masculine singular - exalts/lifts up" }, "variants": { "*môrîš*": "makes poor/impoverishes/brings to poverty", "*maʿăšîr*": "makes rich/enriches/brings to wealth", "*mašpîl*": "brings low/humbles/debases", "*mərômēm*": "exalts/lifts up/raises high" } } 8 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.2.8", "source": "מֵקִ֨ים מֵעָפָ֜ר דָּ֗ל מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙ יָרִ֣ים אֶבְי֔וֹן לְהוֹשִׁיב֙ עִם־נְדִיבִ֔ים וְכִסֵּ֥א כָב֖וֹד יַנְחִלֵ֑ם כִּ֤י לַֽיהוָה֙ מְצֻ֣קֵי אֶ֔רֶץ וַיָּ֥שֶׁת עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם תֵּבֵֽל׃", "text": "*mēqîm* from *ʿāfār* *dal*, from *ʾašpōt* *yārîm* *ʾebyôn*, *ləhôšîb* with-*nədîbîm*, and *kissēʾ* of *kābôd* *yanḥîlēm*; because to *YHWH* *məṣuqê* *ʾereṣ*, and *wayyāšet* upon them *tēbēl*.", "grammar": { "*mēqîm*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular - raises up", "*ʿāfār*": "noun masculine singular - dust", "*dal*": "adjective masculine singular - poor/weak", "*ʾašpōt*": "noun masculine/feminine plural construct - ash heap/dunghill", "*yārîm*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - lifts up", "*ʾebyôn*": "adjective masculine singular - needy/poor", "*ləhôšîb*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to sit/to set", "*nədîbîm*": "adjective masculine plural - nobles/princes", "*kissēʾ*": "noun masculine singular construct - throne of", "*kābôd*": "noun masculine singular - glory/honor", "*yanḥîlēm*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he causes them to inherit", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*məṣuqê*": "noun masculine plural construct - pillars/foundations of", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*wayyāšet*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he set/placed", "*tēbēl*": "noun feminine singular - world/inhabited earth" }, "variants": { "*dal*": "poor/weak/thin/lowly", "*ʾašpōt*": "ash heap/dunghill/refuse pile", "*ʾebyôn*": "needy/poor/destitute", "*nədîbîm*": "nobles/princes/generous ones", "*kābôd*": "glory/honor/splendor", "*məṣuqê*": "pillars/foundations/supports", "*tēbēl*": "world/inhabited earth/habitable land" } }
• Jas 2:5 : 5 { "verseID": "James.2.5", "source": "Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί, οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τοῦ κόσμου τούτου πλουσίους ἐν πίστει, καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;", "text": "*Akousate*, *adelphoi* my *agapētoi*, not the *Theos exelexato* the *ptōchous* of the *kosmou* this *plousious* in *pistei*, and *klēronomous* of the *basileias* which *epēngeilato* to the *agapōsin* him?", "grammar": { "*Akousate*": "aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - listen/hear", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "μου": "genitive, first person, singular - my", "*agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - beloved", "οὐχ": "negative particle (interrogative) - not", "ὁ *Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*exelexato*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - chose/selected", "τοὺς *ptōchous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the poor", "τοῦ *kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the world", "τούτου": "genitive, masculine, singular, demonstrative - this", "*plousious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - rich", "ἐν *pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - in faith", "*klēronomous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - heirs", "τῆς *basileias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the kingdom", "ἧς": "genitive, feminine, singular, relative pronoun - which", "*epēngeilato*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - he promised", "τοῖς *agapōsin*": "dative, masculine, plural, present participle - to those loving", "αὐτόν": "accusative, masculine, singular - him" }, "variants": { "*Akousate*": "listen/hear/pay attention", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/fellow believers/siblings in faith", "*agapētoi*": "beloved/dear ones", "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*exelexato*": "chose/selected/elected", "*ptōchous*": "poor/destitute/beggars", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/realm/order", "*plousious*": "rich/wealthy", "*pistei*": "faith/belief/trust", "*klēronomous*": "heirs/inheritors", "*basileias*": "kingdom/reign/rule", "*epēngeilato*": "promised/pledged", "*agapōsin*": "loving/cherishing" } }