Leviticus 25:41
in Leviticus 25Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
KJV
And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
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This verse in Leviticus 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis typified our redemption from the service of sin and Satan by the grace of God in Christ, whose truth makes us free, John vii. The Jewish writers say that, for ten days before the jubilee-trumpet sounded, the servants that were to be discharged by it did express their great joy by feasting, and wearing garlands on their heads: it is therefore called the joyful sound, Ps. lxxxix.
This site's exposition
If a countryman among you becomes destitute
on Leviticus 25:39-41
An Israelite who sells himself is kept as a hired worker until the Year of Jubilee. Exodus 21:2 had set six years for a Hebrew servant, and commentators read the two rules together, the six years running from each sale and the Jubilee freeing anyone still serving. He leaves with his children for the property of his fathers, so the release restores his ground with his freedom.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
They are my servants - They, no less than you, are members of my church and people; such as I have chosen out of all the world to serve me here, and to enjoy me hereafter, and therefore are not to be oppressed, neither are you absolute lords over them to deal with them as you please.
And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him,....
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָצָא֙ | veyatza' | and he will go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ | meimakh | from with <the> you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| ה֖וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וּבָנָ֣יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עִמּ֑וֹ | imo | with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| וְשָׁב֙ | veshav | and he will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹ | mishpachto | clan his | H4940 → | 303 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֲחֻזַּ֥ת | ʾachuzat | [the] possession of | H272 → | 66 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֖יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| יָשֽׁוּב׃ | yashuv | he will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
וְיָצָא֙and he will go out
veyatza'H3318 →1067 times
מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְfrom with <the> you
meimakhH5973 →1050 times
ה֖וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וּבָנָ֣יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
עִמּ֑וֹwith him
imoH5973 →1050 times
וְשָׁב֙and he will return
veshavH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹclan his
mishpachtoH4940 →303 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
אֲחֻזַּ֥ת[the] possession of
ʾachuzatH272 →66 times
אֲבֹתָ֖יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
יָשֽׁוּב׃he will return
yashuvH7725 →1056 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- 1 Peter 1:18
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- Hebrews 9:14
Through
Romans 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
it leads to
- Galatians 5:18
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
- Romans 8:2
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Romans 7:4–11
Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear…
- Galatians 5:18
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
