Leviticus 25:47
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:
Leviticus 25:47 in other translations
| 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, |
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| 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; |
| YLT | ‘And when the hand of a sojourner or settler with thee attaineth riches, and thy brother with him hath become poor, and he hath been sold to a sojourner, a settler with thee, or to the root of the family of a sojourner, |
| 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, |
| BBE | And if one from another nation living among you gets wealth, and your countryman, at his side, becomes poor and gives himself for money to the man from another nation or to one of his family; |
| Webster | And if a sojourner or a stranger shall become rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him shall become poor, and sell himself to the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: |
What does Leviticus 25:47 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 25:39-55
A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for a son of Abraham. Masters are required to give to their servants that which is just and equal, Col 4:1. At the year of jubilee the servant should go out free, he and his children, and should return to his own…
Leviticus 25:47 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 25:47
- Leviticus 25:26
And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
- 1 Samuel 2:7-8
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
- James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
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Context
- Leviticus 25:46
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.
- Leviticus 25:47
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:
- Leviticus 25:48
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
Leviticus 25:47 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si el peregrino ó extranjero que está contigo, adquiriese medios, y tu hermano que está con él empobreciere, y se vendiere al peregrino ó extranjero que está contigo, ó á la raza de la familia del extranjero; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si un étranger ou un homme qui séjourne chez toi s’est enrichi, et que ton frère qui est à côté de lui soit devenu pauvre et se soit vendu à l’étranger qui séjourne chez toi, ou à un homme issu de la famille de l’étranger, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn die Hand eines Fremdlings oder eines Beisassen bei dir etwas erwirbt, und dein Bruder bei ihm verarmt und sich dem Fremdling, dem Beisassen bei dir, oder einem Sprößling aus dem Geschlecht des Fremdlings verkauft, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si invaluerit apud vos manus advenæ atque peregrini, et attenuatus frater tuus vendiderit se ei, aut cuiquam de stirpe ejus: |