Leviticus 25:48
46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
47 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:
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
49 Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:
- KJV
- After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
- WEB
- after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him;
- ASV
- after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;
- DARBY
- after that he is sold there shall be right of redemption for him; one of his brethren may redeem him.
- BLB
- after he is sold, there is unto him the right of redemption. One of his brothers may redeem him,
- ÅB
- da skal han kunne løses ut etter at han har solgt seg. En av hans brødre skal løse ham ut,
- OTB
- beholder de retten til innløsning etter at de har solgt seg selv. En slektning kan innløse dem:
- B1930
- da skal han kunne løses ut efterat han har solgt sig. En av hans brødre skal løse ham ut,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 2:11–13
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Read in contextNehemiah 5:5
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Read in contextLeviticus 25:25
If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
Read in contextNehemiah 5:8
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Read in contextLeviticus 25:35
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Read in contextGalatians 4:4–5
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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