Leviticus 25:47
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now ifוְכִ֣י
(ve·chi)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the meansיַ֣ד
(yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of a strangerגֵּ֤ר
(ger)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
or of a sojournerוְתֹושָׁב֙
(ve·to·v·shav)
8453: a sojournerfrom yashab
with you becomes sufficient,תַשִּׂ֗יג
(tas·sig)
5381: to reach, overtakea prim. root
and a countrymanאָחִ֖יךָ
(a·chi·cha)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
of yours becomes so poorוּמָ֥ךְ
(u·mach)
4134: to be low or depressed, to grow poora prim. root
with regardעִמָּ֔ךְ
(im·mach,)
5973: witha prim. preposition
to him as to sellוְנִמְכַּ֗ר
(ve·nim·kar)
4376: to sella prim. root
himself to a strangerלְגֵ֤ר
(le·ger)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
who is sojourningתֹּושָׁב֙
(to·v·shav)
8453: a sojournerfrom yashab
with you, orאֹ֥ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
to the descendantsלְעֵ֖קֶר
(le·'e·ker)
6133: an offshoot, memberfrom an unused word
of a stranger'sגֵּֽר׃
(ger.)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
family,מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת
(mish·pa·chat)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah


















KJV Lexicon
And if a sojourner
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
or stranger
towshab  (to-shawb')
resident alien -- foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
wax rich
nasag  (naw-sag')
to reach -- ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, surely, (over-)take (hold of, on, upon).
by thee
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and thy brother
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
that dwelleth by him wax poor
muwk  (mook)
to become thin, i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished -- be (waxen) poor(-er).
and sell
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
himself unto the stranger
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
or sojourner
towshab  (to-shawb')
resident alien -- foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
by thee or to the stock
`eqer  (ay'-ker)
figuratively, a transplanted person, i.e. naturalized citizen -- stock.
of the stranger's
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
family
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'Now if the means of a stranger or of a sojourner with you becomes sufficient, and a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to him as to sell himself to a stranger who is sojourning with you, or to the descendants of a stranger's family,

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a foreigner or temporary resident living among you prospers, but your brother living near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner living among you, or to a member of the foreigner's clan,

International Standard Version
"If a resident alien or traveler becomes rich, but your relative who lives next to him is so poor that he sells himself to that resident alien or traveler among you or to a member of the resident alien's family,

NET Bible
"'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,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Someone who is a foreigner without a permanent home among you may become rich, and your relative living with him may be poor. The poor Israelite may sell himself to that foreigner or a member of his family.

King James 2000 Bible
And if a sojourner or stranger becomes rich near you, and your brother that dwells near him becomes poor, and sells himself unto the stranger or sojourner near you, or to a member of the stranger's family:
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