A   And the Lorde spake vnto Moses in mount Sinai, sayinge: speake vnto the children of Israel ∧ saye vnto them. Wh&ebar; ye be come into the Lande whyche I gyue you, let the Land

Ceremonyes. rest a Sabbothe vnto the Lorde. Syxe yeres thou shalt sowe thy felde, and syxe yere thou shalt cut thy vynes ∧ gather in thy frutes. But the seuenth yeare shall be a Sabothe of rest vnto the lande. The Lordes Saboth it shalbe, and thou shalt neuer sowe thy feylde nor cut thy vynes.

The corne that groweth by it selfe thou shalt not repe, nether gather the grapes that growe wythout thy dressynge: but it shall be a Saboth of rest vnto the lande. Neuerthelesse the Saboth of the Lande shall be meate for you: euen for the and thy seruaunte and for thy mayd and for thy hyred serua&ubar;te and for the stra&ubar;ger that dwelleth with the: and for thy cattell and for the beastes that are in thy Lande, shall all the encrease thereof be meate. B   Th&ebar; numbre seu&ebar;05Q0218 wekes of yeres, that is, seuen tymes seu&ebar; yere: and the space of the seuen wekes of yeres, wil be vnto the xlix. yere. And then thou shalt make an horne blowe: euen in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth, which is the day of atonem&ebar;te. And then shal ye make the horne blowe, euen thoroweoute all youre Lande. And ye shall halowe the fyftyeth yere, ∧ proclayme libertye thorowoute the Lande vnto all the inhabyters therof. It shall be a yere of05Q0219 iubelie to you ∧ ye shal returne: euerye man vnto hys possession and euerye man vnto hys kynred agayne. A yere of iubilye shall that fyftieth yere be vnto you. Ye shall not sowe neyther repe the corne that groweth by it selfe, nor gather the grapes that growe wythout thy labour. For it is a yere of Iubely and shalbe holy vnto you, howebeit, yet ye shall eate of the encrease of the fyelde. And in this yere of iubelye ye shall returne, euery man vnto his possession agayne.

&rhand; Wh&ebar; thou sellest ought vnto thy neyghboure or byest of thy neyghbours hande, ye shall not oppresse one another: but according to þe; numbre of yeres after the05Q0220 iubilye yere thou shalt bye of thy neyghbour, and accordynge to the numbre of frute yeres, he shall sell vnto the. C   Accordyng vnto the multitude of yeres, thou shalt encrease þe; pryce thereof and accordyng to the fewnes of yeres, thou shalte mynyshe the pryce: for the numbre of fruyte he shall sell vnto the. And se that no man oppresse his neyghboure, but feare thy God. For I am the Lord your God. Wherfore do after myne ordina&ubar;ces and kepe my lawes and do theym, that ye maye dwell in the land and in safety. And the land shal giue hyr frute, and ye shall eate your fyll ∧ dwell therin in safety.

If ye shall saye, what shal we eate the seuenth yere in as much as we shall not sowe nor gather in our encrease. I wyll sende my blessyng vpon you in the syxte yeare, and it shall brynge forthe fruite for thre yeres: ∧ ye shall sowe the eyghte yeare and eate of olde frute vntyll the .ix. yere, and euen vntyll hyr frutes come, ye shal eat of old store. D   Wherfore the Land shall not be solde for euer, bycause that the land is myne, ∧ ye but straungers and soiourners wyth me: and ye shall thorowout all the land of your possession let the land go home fre agayne.

^noteWhen thy brother is waxed poore and hath solde away of hys possession, if anye of hys kyn come to redeme it, he shal bye out þt; whych his brother sold. And though he haue no man to redeme it for hym, yet if hys hand can get suffitiente to bye it out agayne, then let hym counte howe longe it hathe be solde, and deliuer the reste vnto hym to whome he solde it, ∧ so he shall returne vnto hys possession agayne. But and if hys hand can not get sufficient to restore it to hym agayne, th&ebar; that whyche is solde shall remayne in the hande of hym that hath bought it, vntyll the iubelye, and in the yeare of Iubilye it shall come oute, ∧ he shal returne vnto hys possession agayne.

If a m&abar; sell a dwellyng house in a walled citye, he maye bye it oute agayne anye tyme within a whole yere after it is sold: and that shal be the space in whyche he may redeme it againe. E   But ∧ if it be not bought oute againe within the space of a full yere, th&ebar; the house in the walled city shal be stablyshed for euer vnto hym that boughte it and to hys successoures after hym and shall not go out in the yere of iubelye. But the houses in vyllages which haue no walles rounde aboute theim shalbe counted lyke vnto the feyldes of the countrey, and may be bought out agayne at any season, and shall go out fre in the yeare of iubelye.

Notwythstandynge the cities of the Leuytes and the housses in the cytyes of theyr possessions the Leuytes maye redeme at all ceasons. And if a man purchase ought of the Leuites: whether it be house or city that they possesse the bargayne shal go out in the yere of iubelye for the houses of the cityes of the Leuites, are theyr possessi&obar;s am&obar;ge the childr&ebar; of Israel. But the fyldes that lye round about theyr cityes, shall not be boughte: for they are theyr possessions for euer.

F   If thy brother be waxed pore and fall&ebar; in decay with the, receiue him as a stra&ubar;ger or a soiourner, ∧ let him lyue by the ^note And thou shalt take none vsurye of hym, nor yet vantage. &lhand; But shalt feare thy God, that thy brother maye lyue &wt; the. Thou shalt not lend him thy money vpon vserye, nor lende hym of thy foode to haue adu&abar;tage bi it: for I am the Lorde youre God whyche broughte you out of the Lande of Egypte, to gyue you the land of Canaan ∧ to be your God.

If thy brother that dwelleth by the waxe poore and sell hym selfe vnto the, thou shalt not let him labour as a bond seruante doeth: but as an hyred seruaunte and as a soiourner he shal be with the, and shal serue the vnto the yere of iubelye, ∧ then shall he departe from the: both he and his chyldr&ebar; wyth him,

Ceremonyes. and shall returne vnto hys owne kynred againe, ∧ vnto the possessions of his fathers: for they are my serua&ubar;tes which I brought out of the Land of Egypt, and shall not be solde as bondemen. Se therefore that thou raygne not ouer hym cruelly, but feare thy God. If thou wylte haue bondeseruauntes ∧ maydens, thou shalt bye th&ebar; of the Heath&ebar; that are round about you, ∧ of the chyldren of the stra&ubar;gers that ar soiourners among you, ∧ of their generati&obar; that are with you whyche they begate in your Lande. And ye shall possesse them ∧ gyue them vnto youre chyldren after you, to possesse them foreuer: and they shal be your bondmen. ^noteBut ouer your brethren the children of Israel, ye shal not raygne one ouer another cruelly.

G   Wh&ebar; a straunger and a soiourner waxeth ryche by the and thy brother that dwelleth by him waxeth pore, ∧ sel hym selfe vnto the straunger that dwelleth by the or to any of the straungers kynne: after that he is solde he may be redemed agayne: one of hys brethren may bye hym oute: whether it be hys vncle or his vncles sonne, or any that is nye of kyn vnto him of hys kynred: either if his hand can get so much he may be losed. And he shall reken with hym that bought hym, from the yere that he was solde in vnto the yere of iubelye, and the pryce of hys bying shall be accordyng to the numbre of yeres, ∧ he shalbe wyth hym as an hyred serua&ubar;t. If there be yet many yeres behynde, accordyng vnto th&ebar; he shall gyue agayne for hys deliuera&ubar;ce of the money that he was solde for. If ther remayne but few yeres vnto the yere of Iubely, he shal so counte with him ∧ accordyng vnto his yeres giue him again for his red&ebar;ption, ∧ shalbe with him yere by yere as an hyred seruaunte ∧ the other shall not raygne cruellye ouer hym in thy syghte. If he be not boughte fre in the meane tyme, then he shal go out in the yere of iubely and his chyldr&ebar; with him: for the children of Israel are my seruauntes whyche I broughte out of the land of Egypt.

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