Leviticus 25:48
After he has given himself he has the right to be made free, for a price, by one of his brothers,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 25:25If your brother becomes poor, and has to give up some of his land for money, his nearest relation may come and get back that which his brother has given up.
Nehemiah 5:5But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens.
Galatians 4:4But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:40-55
Oppression of Brethren Forbidden. ( b. c. 1490.) 39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: 41 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. 42 For they are my servants, which I brought… Read the whole commentary →