Leviticus 25:48
in Leviticus 25he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;
KJV
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
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This verse in Leviticus 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseHe that had sold himself to an Israelite might, if ever he was able, redeem himself, but his relations had no right to redeem him. "But if a man sold himself to a stranger," the Jews say, "his relations were urged to redeem him; if they did not, it was fit that he should be redeemed at the public charge," which we find done, Neh. v. 8 .
This site's exposition
if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee
on Leviticus 25:47-49
The redeemer of verse 25 returns, working now on the man instead of the field. The right to buy him back is listed by degrees of nearness, an uncle, an uncle's son, any that is nigh of kin, and last the man himself if he ever gets the means. Nehemiah 5:8 records Jews doing this in practice, buying back brethren who had been sold to the heathen.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the L ORD .
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After that he is sold he may be redeemed again,.... Though an Heathen, sold to an Israelite, was to be a bondman for ever, and could not be released by the year of jubilee, yet an Israelite sold to an Heathen might be redeemed before, and if not, he was freed then.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| נִמְכַּ֔ר | nimkar | he has sold himself | H4376 → | 80 times |
| גְּאֻלָּ֖ה | geulah | a right of redemption | H1353 → | 14 times |
| תִּהְיֶה־ | tihyeh- | it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לּ֑וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| אֶחָ֥ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מֵאֶחָ֖יו | meechav | of brothers his | H251 → | 630 times |
| יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃ | yigalenu | he will redeem him | H1350 → | 104 times |
אַחֲרֵ֣יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
נִמְכַּ֔רhe has sold himself
nimkarH4376 →80 times
גְּאֻלָּ֖הa right of redemption
geulahH1353 →14 times
תִּהְיֶה־it will belong
tihyeh-H1961 →3559 times
לּ֑וֹto <the> him
lo
אֶחָ֥דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
מֵאֶחָ֖יוof brothers his
meechavH251 →630 times
יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃he will redeem him
yigalenuH1350 →104 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
Leviticus 25:35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 15:7–8
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or…
- Acts 11:29
So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
- Exodus 23:9
Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 15:7–8
Through
Nehemiah 5:5We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to…
it leads to
- Leviticus 25:39–43
If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.
- 2 Kings 4:1
Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor…
- Isaiah 58:7
Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own…
- Genesis 37:27
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
- Leviticus 25:39–43
Through
Leviticus 25:25If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
it leads to
- Ruth 2:20
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He…
- Ruth 2:20
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About Leviticus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.