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But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, so that it will produce even more for you; I am Adonai your God.

But to you I have said, "You will inherit their land; I will give it to you as a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey." I am Adonai your God, who has set you apart from other peoples.

he may not marry a widow, divorcee, profaned woman or prostitute; but he must marry a virgin from among his own people

But he is not to eat anything that dies naturally or is torn to death by wild animals and thereby make himself unclean; I am Adonai .

But if a cohen acquires a slave, either through purchase or through his being born in his household, he may share his food.

But if the daughter of a cohen is a widow or divorcee and has no child, and she is sent back to her father's house as when she was young, she may share in her father's food; but no one not a cohen is to share in it.

If a bull or lamb has a limb which is too long or short, you may offer it as a voluntary offering; but for a vow it will not be accepted.

"When a bull, sheep or goat is born, it is to stay with its mother for seven days; but from the eighth day on, it may be accepted for an offering made by fire to Adonai .

"‘Work is to be done on six days; but the seventh day is a Shabbat of complete rest, a holy convocation; you are not to do any kind of work; it is a Shabbat for Adonai , even in your homes.

"‘But on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to observe the festival of Adonai seven days; the first day is to be a complete rest and the eighth day is to be a complete rest.

(Maftir) He who kills an animal is to make restitution, but he who kills another person is to be put to death.

But in the seventh year is to be a Shabbat of complete rest for the land, a Shabbat for Adonai ; you will neither sow your field nor prune your grapevines.

But what the land produces during the year of Shabbat will be food for all of you — you, your servant, your maid, your employee, anyone living near you,

Thus you are not to take advantage of each other, but you are to fear your God; for I am Adonai your God.

The eighth year you will sow seed but eat the the old, stored produce until the ninth year; that is, until the produce of the eighth year comes in, you will eat the old, stored food.

If the seller has no one to redeem it but becomes rich enough to redeem it himself,

but if he has not redeemed the dwelling in the walled city within the year, then title in perpetuity passes to the buyer through all his generations; it will not revert in the yovel.

Do not charge him interest or otherwise profit from him, but fear your God, so that your brother can continue living with you.

Do not treat him harshly, but fear your God.

You may also bequeath them to your children to own; from these groups you may take your slaves forever. But as far as your brothers the people of Isra'el are concerned, you are not to treat each other harshly.