Leviticus 25 · Verse 54

Leviticus 25:54

And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.
Leviticus 25:54, King James Version

Leviticus 25:54 in other translations

BSBEven if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.
WEBIf he isn’t redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee: he and his children with him.
ASVAnd if he be not redeemed by these means, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, he, and his children with him.
YLT‘And if he is not redeemed in these years, then he hath gone out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.
DARBYAnd if he be not redeemed in this manner, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, he and his children with him.
BBEAnd if he is not made free in this way, he will go out in the year of Jubilee, he and his children with him.
WebsterAnd if he shall not be redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him.

What does Leviticus 25:54 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 25:54 in the original Hebrew

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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'Elhe will be redeemedH1350
בְּאֵ֑לֶּהbe.'E.lehin these [ways]H428
וְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'and he will go outH3318
בִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.Natin [the] year ofH8141
הַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.Velthe jubileeH3104
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
וּבָנָ֥יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121
עִמּֽוֹ\׃i.Mowith himH5973

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Cross references for Leviticus 25:54

  • Exodus 21:2-3

    If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

  • Isaiah 52:3

    For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

  • Isaiah 49:25

    But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

  • Leviticus 25:40-41

    But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile: And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

  • Isaiah 49:9

    That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in these years. or, by these means. then.
40,41; Ex 21:2,3; Isa 49:9,25; 52:3

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Context

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 25:54

    And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.

  • Leviticus 25:55

    For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

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Leviticus 25:54 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas si no se redimiere en esos años, en el año del jubileo saldrá, él, y sus hijos con él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et s’il n’est pas racheté par un de ces moyens, il sortira l’année du Jubilé, lui et ses fils avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn er nicht in dieser Weise gelöst wird, so soll er im Jubeljahre frei ausgehen, er und seine Kinder mit ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod si per hæc redimi non potuerit, anno jubilæo egredietur cum liberis suis.