Leviticus 25:48
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
Leviticus 25:48 in other translations
| BSB | he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him: |
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| 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; |
| YLT | after he hath been sold, there is a right of redemption to him; one of his brethren doth redeem him, |
| DARBY | after that he is sold there shall be right of redemption for him; one of his brethren may redeem him. |
| BBE | After he has given himself he has the right to be made free, for a price, by one of his brothers, |
| Webster | After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: |
What does Leviticus 25:48 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 25:48 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 25:48
- 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, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
- Nehemiah 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.
- Leviticus 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.
- Nehemiah 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.
- Leviticus 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.
- Galatians 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, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
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Context
- 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 25:49
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.
Leviticus 25:48 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Después que se hubiere vendido, podrá ser rescatado: uno de sus hermanos lo rescatará; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – après qu’il se sera vendu, il y aura pour lui droit de rachat; un de ses frères le rachètera; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | so soll, nachdem er sich verkauft hat, Lösungsrecht für ihn sein; einer von seinen Brüdern mag ihn lösen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | post venditionem potest redimi. Qui voluerit ex fratribus suis, redimet eum, |