Leviticus 25:49
in Leviticus 25either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
or 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 waxed rich, he may redeem himself.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Leviticus 25
Commentary
3 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 .
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 .
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — scripture-overlap:90%@v1-2
Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him,.... it is father's brother or his father's brother's son, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan: or any that is nigh kin unto him of his family may redeem him; from whence it appears, that it must be a near kinsman that has to be the redeemer, as in another case, the redemption of inheritances; hence the same word "goel" signifies both a redeemer and a near kinsman: or if he be able he may redeem himself; who either has found something lost, or inherits the substance of anyone deceased, of his family, as Aben Ezra observes; that is, since he sold himself, which puts him into a capacity to redeem himself; the Targum of Jonathan adds,"or the land of the congregation;''for such a redemption was sometimes made at the expense of the public; see Neh 5:8. […]
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אוֹ־ | ʾov- | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| דֹד֞וֹ | dodo | uncle his | H1730 → | 61 times |
| א֤וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דֹּדוֹ֙ | dodo | uncle his | H1730 → | 61 times |
| יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ | yigalenu | he will redeem him | H1350 → | 104 times |
| אֽוֹ־ | ʾov- | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר | misheer | any of [the] relative[s] of | H7607 → | 16 times |
| בְּשָׂר֛וֹ | besaro | flesh his | H1320 → | 270 times |
| מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ | mimishpachto | from clan his | H4940 → | 303 times |
| יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּ | yigalenu | he will redeem him | H1350 → | 104 times |
| אֽוֹ־ | ʾov- | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| הִשִּׂ֥יגָה | hisigah | it has reached | H5381 → | 50 times |
| יָד֖וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וְנִגְאָֽל׃ | venigal | and he will redeem himself | H1350 → | 104 times |
אוֹ־or
ʾov-H176 →321 times
דֹד֞וֹuncle his
dodoH1730 →61 times
א֤וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
דֹּדוֹ֙uncle his
dodoH1730 →61 times
יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּhe will redeem him
yigalenuH1350 →104 times
אֽוֹ־or
ʾov-H176 →321 times
מִשְּׁאֵ֧רany of [the] relative[s] of
misheerH7607 →16 times
בְּשָׂר֛וֹflesh his
besaroH1320 →270 times
מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹfrom clan his
mimishpachtoH4940 →303 times
יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּhe will redeem him
yigalenuH1350 →104 times
אֽוֹ־or
ʾov-H176 →321 times
הִשִּׂ֥יגָהit has reached
hisigahH5381 →50 times
יָד֖וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
וְנִגְאָֽל׃and he will redeem himself
venigalH1350 →104 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
1 stopEach 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 25:26Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,
it leads to
- Leviticus 5:7
If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt…
- Leviticus 5:7
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About Leviticus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.