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Leviticus 25:40

But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

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כְּשָׂכִ֥ירkesakhiras hiredשָׂכִירpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “as hired”, the ordinary formH7916a man at wages by the day or yearhired (man, servant), hireling.כְּתוֹשָׁ֖בketoshavas foreignerתּוֹשָׁבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as foreigner”, the ordinary formH8453resident alienforeigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.יִהְיֶ֣הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עִמָּ֑ךְimakhewithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.שְׁנַ֥תshenatyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).הַיֹּבֵ֖לhayovelthe jubileיוֹבֵלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the jubile”, the ordinary formH3104the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introducedjubile, ram's horn, trumpet.יַעֲבֹ֥דyaavodkeep in bondageעָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “keep in bondage”, an unfinished actionH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…עִמָּֽךְimakhewithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As a hired servant, and as a settler, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:

Young’s Literal Translation

as an hireling, as a settler, he is with thee, till the year of the jubilee he doth serve with thee, —

World English Bible

As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee.

Darby Translation

as a hired servant, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of jubilee shall he serve thee.

Douay-Rheims

But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner: he shall work with thee until the year of the jubilee,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As a hired servant, and as a settler, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall be with thee as a hireling or a sojourner, he shall work for thee till the year of release:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς μισθωτὸς ἢ πάροικος ἔσται σοι· ἕως τοῦ ἔτους τῆς ἀφέσεως ἐργᾶται παρὰ σοί,