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

If a stranger who is a resident with you, a gentile from a different nation who resides among you and who does not worship idolatry, shall acquire means, and your brother becomes poor with, in comparison to, him and he is sold to that wealthy stranger who is a resident with you, or to an offshoot of a stranger’s family who does worship other gods,

אַחֲרֵ֣י נִמְכַּ֔ר גְּאֻלָּ֖ה תִּהְיֶה־לּ֑וֹ אֶחָ֥ד מֵאֶחָ֖יו יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃

in both such cases, the sale is valid. However, after he, the Israelite, is sold as a slave, he shall have redemption; one of his brothers shall redeem him. One of the slave’s relatives is obligated to do his utmost to buy his freedom.

אוֹ־דֹד֞וֹ א֤וֹ בֶן־דֹּדוֹ֙ יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ אֽוֹ־מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר בְּשָׂר֛וֹ מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּ אֽוֹ־הִשִּׂ֥יגָה יָד֖וֹ וְנִגְאָֽל׃

Or his uncle or his cousin shall redeem him, or another relative from his close kin from his family shall redeem him; or if he himself acquires the means, he shall be redeemed with his own money.

וְחִשַּׁב֙ עִם־קֹנֵ֔הוּ מִשְּׁנַת֙ הִמָּ֣כְרוֹ ל֔וֹ עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְהָיָ֞ה כֶּ֤סֶף מִמְכָּרוֹ֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שָׁנִ֔ים כִּימֵ֥י שָׂכִ֖יר יִהְיֶ֥ה עִמּֽוֹ׃

He shall calculate with his buyer from the year of his sale to him until the Jubilee Year, and his sale price shall be according to the number of years. All Hebrew slaves go free at the advent of the Jubilee Year, even those owned by gentiles. Therefore, the price of the slave is calculated as a lease until the Jubilee: As the time of a hired laborer, he, the slave, shall be with him.

אִם־ע֥וֹד רַבּ֖וֹת בַּשָּׁנִ֑ים לְפִיהֶן֙ יָשִׁ֣יב גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ מִכֶּ֖סֶף מִקְנָתֽוֹ׃

If there are still many years for the slave to work until the Jubilee, in accordance with them he shall repay the cost of his redemption from the silver of his purchase.

וְאִם־מְעַ֞ט נִשְׁאַ֧ר בַּשָּׁנִ֛ים עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל וְחִשַּׁב־ל֑וֹ כְּפִ֣י שָׁנָ֔יו יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־גְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

If a few remain of the years until the Jubilee Year, he shall calculate for him; in accordance with his years he shall repay the cost of his redemption. This slave was initially bought at a certain price for a certain number of years’ labor. When he or another comes to redeem him before the Jubilee, he must buy back the years of labor that are left, as dictated by the original price.

כִּשְׂכִ֥יר שָׁנָ֛ה בְּשָׁנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמּ֑וֹ לֹֽא־יִרְדֶּ֥נּֽוּ בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

As a yearly hired laborer he shall be with him. Even gentiles residing in the Land of Israel are obligated to treat Israelite slaves with the respect accorded to hired workers. He, the gentile master, shall not oppress him with hard labor before your eyes. Since the master is not an Israelite, he might not observe the requirements of the Torah if he is not watched carefully.

וְאִם־לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵ֖ל בְּאֵ֑לֶּה וְיָצָא֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֔ל ה֖וּא וּבָנָ֥יו עִמּֽוֹ׃

If he shall not be redeemed by one of these relatives, his uncle, cousin, or any other relative, and he does not acquire the means to redeem himself, nevertheless he shall go out in the Jubilee Year; he, and his children with him.

כִּֽי־לִ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֲבָדִ֔ים עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אוֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

The chapter summarizes the guiding principle of these halakhot : For to Me the children of Israel are slaves; they are My slaves whom I took out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. Since God is the Master of Israel, and the people are His exclusive property, they cannot be treated as chattel, and their servitude is regulated by the terms outlined here.

לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם אֱלִילִ֗ם וּפֶ֤סֶל וּמַצֵּבָה֙ לֹֽא־תָקִ֣ימוּ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶ֣בֶן מַשְׂכִּ֗ית לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

You shall not make for you false gods, and you shall not establish for you an idol or a pillar, whether in the likeness of other gods or in service of God. And an ornamented stone you shall not place in your land, to prostrate yourself upon it, as idol worshippers would often bow on a mosaic floor as an act of worship. For I am the Lord your God.

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ (ס)

This section concludes with a mention of principles that are relevant to most of the issues discussed in the book of Leviticus: You shall observe My Sabbaths, the Sabbath and the festivals, and you shall revere My Sanctuary. The obligation to revere the Temple includes the scrupulous observance of the sacrificial rituals and the preservation of the Temple’s ritual purity (see 16:16, 19:30). I am the Lord.