The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXV.

2 The Sabbath of the seuenth yere. 8 The Iubile in the fiftieth yere. 14 Not to oppresse their brethren. 23 The sale, and redeming of lands, houses and persones.

1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés in moūt Sin ai, saying,

2 Speake vnto the children, of Israél, and say vnto them, When ye shall come into the* 1.1 land which I giue you, the* land shall” 1.2 kepe Sabbath vnto the Lord.

3 a 1.3 Six yeres thou shalt sowe thy field, and six yeres thou shalt cut thy vineyarde, and ga∣ther the frute thereof.

4 But the seuenth yere shalbe a Sabbath of rest vnto the land: (it shalbe) the Lords Sab bath: thou shalt nether sowe thy field, nor cutthy vineyarde.

5 That which groweth of itb 1.4 owne accorde of thy haruest, thou shalt not reape, nether gather the grapes that thou hastec 1.5 lefte vnlaboured: (for) it shalbe a yere of reste vnto the land.

6 And thed 1.6 rest of the land shalbe meate for you, (euen) for thee, and for thy seruant, & for thy maid, & for thy hyred seruāt, & for the stranger that soiourneth with thee:

7 And for thy cattel, and for the beastes that are in thy land shall all the increase therof be meat.

8 ¶ Also thou shalt nomber seuen“ 1.7 Sabbaths of yeres vnto thee, (euen) seuen times seuē yere: & the space of the seuen Sabbaths of yeres wil be vnto the nine & fourty yere.

9 e 1.8 Then thou shalt cause to blowe the trum∣pet of the Iubile in the tenth (day) of the se∣uenth moneth: euen in the day of the recō ciliacion shal ye make the trumpet blowe, throughout all your land.

10 And ye shall halowe that yere, (euen) the fiftieth yere, and proclaime libertie in the land to all thef 1.9 inhabitants there of: it shal be the Iubile vnto you, and ye shal returne euerie man vnto hisg 1.10 possession, and euerie man shal returne vnto his familie.

11 This fiftieth yere shalbe a yere of Iubile vnto you: ye shall not sowe, nether reape that which groweth of it self, nether gather (the grapes) therof, that are left vnlabou∣red.

12 For it is the Iubile, it shall be holy vnto you: ye shal eat of the increase thereof out of the field.

13 In the yere of this Iubile, ye shall returne euerie man vnto his possession.

14 And when thou sellest ought to thy neigh bour, or byest at thy neighbours hande, ye shalh 1.11 not oppresse one another:

15 (But) according to the nōber ofi 1.12 yeres af∣ter the Iubile thou shalt bye of thy neigh∣bour: (also) according to the nōber of the yeres of the reuenues, he shal sel vnto thee

16 According to the multitude of yeres, thou shalt encrease the price therof, and accor∣dynge to the fewnes of yeres, thou shalt abate the price of it: for the nomber ofk 1.13 frutes doeth he sel vnto thee.

17 Oppresse not ye therefore anie man hys neighbour, but thou shalt feare thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

18 ¶ Wherefore ye shal obey mine ordināces, and kepe my Lawes, and do them, and ye shalwel in the land“ 1.14 in saftie.

19 And the land shal giue her frute, & ye shall eat your fil, and dwel therein 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

20 And if ye shal say, What shal we eat the se∣uēth yere, for we shal not sowe, nor gather∣in our increase?

21 I wil” 1.15 send my blessings vppon you in the sixt yere, and it, shal bring forthe frute for thre yeres.

22 And ye shalsowe the eight yere, and eate of the old frute vntil the ninth yere: vntil the frute therof come, ye shal eat the olde.

23 ¶ Also the lād shal not be sold to bel 1.16 cut of (frō the familie:) for the land is mine, (&) ye be but strangers and soiourners with me.

24 Therfore in al the land of your possession ye shalm 1.17 grante a redempciō for the land.

25 ¶ If thy brother be impouerished, and sel his possession, thē his redemer shall come, (euen) his nere kinsman, and bye out that which his“ 1.18 brother solde.

26 And if he haue no redemer, but” 1.19 hath got∣ten and founde to bye it out,

27 Thē shal hen 1.20 counte the yere'of his sale, & restore the ouer plus to the mā, to whom he solde it, so shal he returne to his possessiō.

28 But if he can not get sufficient to restore to him, then that whiche is solde, shall re∣maine in the hand of him that hath boght it, vntill the yere of the Iubile: and in the Iubile it shal comeo 1.21 out, and he shal retur∣ne vnto his possession.

29 Likewise if a man sel a dwelling house in a walled Citie, he maye bye it out againe within a whole yere after it is solde: within a yere may he bye it out:

30 But if it be not boght out within the space of a full yere, then the house that is in the walled Citie, shalbe stablished,p 1.22 as cut of (from the familie,) to him that boght it, throughout his generacions: it shal not-go out in the Iubile.

31 But the houses of villages, whiche haue no wallesrounde about them, shal be este∣med as the field of the countrie: they may be boght out againe, and shal“ 1.23 go out in the Iubile.

32 Not with stāding, the cities of the Leuites, (&) the houses of the cities of their posses siō, may the Leuites redeme” 1.24 at al seasons.

33 And if a man purchase of the Leuites the house that was solde, and the citie of their possessiōshal go out in the Iubile: for that houses of the cities of the leuites are their possession among the children of Israél.

34 But the field of theq 1.25 suburbes of their ci∣ties, shal not be solde: for it is their perpe tual possession.

35 ¶ Moreouer if thy brother be impoue∣rished, &r 1.26 fallen in decay with thee, thou shalt releue him, and (as) a stranger and soiourner, so shal he liue with thee.

36 * Thou shalt take no vsurie of him, nor vantage, but thou shalt feare thy God, that thy brother may liue with thee.* 1.27

37 Thou shalt not giue him thy money to vsu* 1.28 * 1.29 rie, not lend him thy vitailes for increase.

38 I am the Lord your God, which haue broght you out of the lād of Egypt, to gi ue you the lād of canaā (&) to be your God

39 ¶ * If thy brother also (that dwelleth) by* 1.30 thee, be impouerished, and be solde vnto* 1.31 thee, thou shalte not compel hym to serue* 1.32 as abonde seruant,

40 (But) as an hyred seruant, and as a soiour ner he shal be with thee: he shal serue thee vnto the yere of the Iubile.

41 Thē shal he departe from thee (bothe) he, and his children with him, and shal retur∣ne vnto his familie, and vnto the posses∣sion of his fathers shal he returne:

42 For they are my seruāts, whome I broght out of the lād of Egypt: they shal nots 1.33 be solde as bonde men are solde.

43 * Thou shalt not rule ouer him cruelly,* 1.34 but shalt feare thy God.* 1.35

44 Thy bonde seruant also, and thy bonde maid, which thou shalt haue (shalbe) of the heathen that are rounde aboute you of them shal ye bye seruants and maids.

45 And moreouer of the children of the strā∣gers, that are soiourners among you, of thē shal ye bye, and of their families that are with you, which they begate in your land: these shalbe yourt 1.36 possession.

46 So ye shal take them as inheritance for your children after you, to possesse them by inheritance, ye shal vse their labours for euer: but ouer your brethren the chil dren of Israél ye shal not rule one ouer a∣nother with crueltie.

47 ¶ If a” 1.37 soiourner or a stranger (dwelling by the get (riches) & thy brother by him be impouerished, and sel him selfe vnto the strāger or soiourner (dwellīg) by thee or to the stocke of the strangers familie.

48 After that he is solde, he may be boght out: one of his brethren may bye him out

49 Or his vncle, or his vncle sonne may bye him out, or (anie) of the kinred of his flesh amōg his familie, may redeme him: ether if he can“ 1.38 get (so muche) he may bye him selfe out.

50 Then he shal reken with his byer from the yere that he was solde to him, vnto the ye re of Iubile: and the money of his sale shal be according to the nomber ofx 1.39 yeres: ac∣cording to the time of an hyred seruant shal he be with him.

51 If there be manie yeres behinde, accordīg to thē he shal giue againe for his deliuerā ce, of the money that he was boght for.

52 If there remayne but fewe yeres vnto the yere of Iubile, thē he shal counte with him ād according to his yeres giue againe for his redemption.

53 He shalbe with him yere by yere as an hy∣red seruant: he shal not rule cruelly ouer him in thyy 1.40 sight.

54 And if he be not redemed thus, he shal go out in the yere of Iubile, he and his chil∣dren with him.

55 For vnto me the children of Israél (are) ser uants: they are my seruants, whome I ha∣ue broght out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Exod. 23. 10.
• ” 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. shal rest a rest.
• a 1.3

  The Iewes be∣gan the count of this yere in Se∣ptember: for then all the frutes were gathered.
• b 1.4

  By reason of the corne that sel out of the eares the yere past.
• c 1.5

  Or, which thou hast separated from thy selfe, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to GOD for the poore.
• d 1.6

  That which the lande 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the in her rest.
• “ 1.7

  Or, weekes.
• e 1.8

  In the begin∣nynge of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yere was the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. so called, be∣cause the ioyfull tidings of liber∣tie was publike∣ly proclaimed by the sounde of a corner.
• f 1.9

  VVhiche were in 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• g 1.10

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hulde nether 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or families dimini 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nor 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• h 1.11

  By deceit or otherwise.
• i 1.12

  If the Iubile to come be nere, thou shalt sel bet∣ter cheape: if it be farre of, dearer.
• k 1.13

  And not the ful possession of the land.
• “ 1.14

  Or, boldely without feare.
• ” 1.15

  Ebr. I wil com∣mande.
• l 1.16

  It colde not be solde for euer, but must returne to the familie in the Iubile.
• m 1.17

  Ye shall sel it on condiciō that it maye be 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.18

  Or, kinsman.
• ” 1.19

  Ebr. his hand hathe gotten.
• n 1.20

  Abating the money of the yeres past, and paying for the rest of the yeres to come.
• o 1.21

  From his hāds that boght it.
• p 1.22

  That is, for euer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ver, 23.
• “ 1.23

  Or, returne.
• ” 1.24

  Ebr. for euer.
• q 1.25

  VVhere the Le uites kept their cattel.
• r 1.26

  In ebr. it is if his hand shake, meaning if he stretch for the his hand for helpe as one in miserie Exod. 22. 25.
• * 1.27

  Deut. 23. 19.
• * 1.28

  prouerb. 28. 8.
• * 1.29

  ezek 18, 8 & 22, 12.
• * 1.30

  Exod. 11, 2.
• * 1.31

  Deut, 15, 12.
• * 1.32

  ier, 34, 14.
• s 1.33

  Vnto perpetual seruitude.
• * 1.34

  Eph 6. 9.
• * 1.35

  Col. 4, 1.
• t 1.36

  For thei shal not be boghtout at the Iubile.
• ” 1.37

  Ebr. If his hād take holde.
• “ 1.38

  If he be able.
• x 1.39

  VVhich remai∣ne yet to the Iu∣bile.
• y 1.40

  Thou shal 〈◊〉〈◊〉 suffie him to in treat him rigo∣rously, if thou knoweit.