Leviticus 25 · Verse 52

Leviticus 25:52

And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.
Leviticus 25:52, King James Version

Leviticus 25:52 in other translations

BSBIf only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, he is to calculate and pay his redemption according to his remaining years.
WEBIf there remain but a few years to the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according to his years of service he shall give back the price of his redemption.
ASVAnd if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according unto his years shall he give back the price of his redemption.
YLT‘And if few are left of the years till the year of jubilee, then he hath reckoned with him, according to his years he doth give back his redemption money;
DARBYand if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according unto his remaining years of service shall he give him back his redemption money.
BBEAnd if there is only a short time, he will take account of it with his master, and in relation to the number of years he will give back the price of making him free.
WebsterAnd if there shall remain but few years to the year of jubilee, then he shall count with him, and according to his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

What does Leviticus 25:52 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…

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Leviticus 25:52 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
מְעַ֞טme.'AtfewH4592
נִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'Arit remainsH7604
בַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba.sha.Nimin the yearsH8141
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
שְׁנַ֥תshe.Nat[the] year ofH8141
הַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.Velthe jubileeH3104
וְחִשַּׁב\־ve.chi.shav-and he will calculateH2803
ל֑וֹlofor <the> himself
כְּפִ֣יke.Fiaccording to [the] mouth ofH6310
שָׁנָ֔יוsha.Navyears hisH8141
יָשִׁ֖יבya.Shivhe will repayH7725
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ\׃ge.'u.la.Toredemption hisH1353

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
jubilee.The jubilee was a wonderful institution, and of great service to the religion, freedom, and independence of the Hebrews. It was calculated to prevent the rich from oppressing the poor, and reducing them to perpetual slavery; and to hinder their obtaining possession of all the lands by purchase, mortgage, or usurpation. It was further intended, that debts should not be multiplied too much, lest the poor should be entirely ruined; that slaves should not always continue in servitude; that personal liberty, equality of property, and the regular order of families might, as much as possible, be preserved; and that the people might thus be strongly attached to their country, lands, and inheritances.

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Context

  • Leviticus 25:51

    If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

  • Leviticus 25:52

    And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

  • Leviticus 25:53

    And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

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Leviticus 25:52 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y si quedare poco tiempo hasta el año del jubileo, entonces contará con él, y devolverá su rescate conforme á sus años.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et s’il reste peu d’années jusqu’à l’année du Jubilé, il comptera avec lui; à raison du nombre des années, il restituera le prix de son rachat.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und wenn wenig übrig ist an den Jahren bis zum Jubeljahre, so soll er es ihm berechnen: nach Verhältnis seiner Jahre soll er seine Lösung zurückzahlen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
si pauci, ponet rationem cum eo juxta annorum numerum, et reddet emptori quod reliquum est annorum,