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 25:49 in other translations
| BSB | either 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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| WEB | or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his family may redeem him; or if he has grown rich, he may redeem himself. |
| 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. |
| YLT | or his uncle, or a son of his uncle, doth redeem him, or any of the relations of his flesh, of his family, doth redeem him, or--his own hand hath attained--then he hath been redeemed. |
| DARBY | Either his uncle or his uncle's son may redeem him, or one of his next relations of his family may redeem him; or if his means be sufficient, he may redeem himself. |
| BBE | Or his father's brother, or the son of his father's brother, or any near relation; or if he gets money, he may make himself free. |
| Webster | Either his uncle, or his uncle's son may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin to him of his family, may redeem him; or if he is able, he may redeem himself. |
What does Leviticus 25:49 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 25:49 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 25:49
- Leviticus 25:26
And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
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- 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 25:50
And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
Leviticus 25:49 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | O su tío, ó el hijo de su tío lo rescatará, ó el cercano de su carne, de su linaje, lo rescatará; ó si sus medios alcanzaren, él mismo se redimirá. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ou son oncle, ou le fils de son oncle le rachètera; ou quelque proche parent de sa famille le rachètera; ou si sa main y peut atteindre, il se rachètera lui-même. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Entweder sein Oheim oder der Sohn seines Oheims mag ihn lösen, oder einer von seinen nächsten Blutsverwandten aus seinem Geschlecht mag ihn lösen; oder hat seine Hand etwas erworben, so mag er sich selbst lösen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et patruus, et patruelis, et consanguineus, et affinis. Sin autem et ipse potuerit, redimet se, |