Leviticus 25:47
45 You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property.
46 You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,
48 he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:
49 either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- “‘If an alien or temporary resident with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poor, and sells himself to the stranger or foreigner living among you, or to a member of the stranger’s family,
- ASV
- And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger [or] sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger`s family;
- DARBY
- And if a stranger or sojourner become wealthy beside thee, and thy brother beside him grow poor, and sell himself unto the stranger, who is settled by thee, or to a scion of the stranger's family,
- BLB
- And if a sojourner or stranger among you becomes rich, and [one of] your brothers by him becomes poor and sells himself to the sojourner or stranger among you, or to a member of the family of a sojourner,
- ÅB
- Når en fremmed eller innerst hos deg kommer til velstand, og en av dine brødre som bor nær ham, blir fattig og må selge seg til den fremmede som har tilhold hos deg, eller til en som stammer fra en fremmed manns slekt,
- OTB
- "'Hvis en fremmed som bor blant dere blir velstående og noen av dine med-israelitter blir fattige og selger seg selv til den fremmede eller til et medlem av den fremmedes klan,
- B1930
- Når en fremmed eller innerst hos dig kommer til velstand, og en av dine brødre som bor nær ham, blir fattig og må selge sig til den fremmede som har tilhold hos dig, eller til en som stammer fra en fremmed manns slekt,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 25:26
Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,
Read in context1 Samuel 2:7–8
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
Read in contextJames 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
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