Leviticus 25:48

after the sale, he is able to be redeemed. Whoever is willing among his brothers shall redeem him:

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In The King James Version

After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:

In Context

47If the hand of a newcomer or a sojourner will have grown strong among you, and your brother, having become impoverished, will have sold himself to him, or to any of his stock,

49either the paternal uncle, or the paternal uncle’s son, or his close relative, by blood or by affinity. But if he himself will be able also, he shall redeem himself,

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:25If your brother, being in need, will have sold his little possession and his close relative is willing, he is able to redeem what he had sold.

Nehemiah 5:5“And now, as is the flesh of our brothers, so is our flesh; and as are their sons, so also are our sons. Behold, we have subjugated our sons and our daughters into servitude, and some of our daughters are slaves, nor do we have the ability to redeem them, for others possess our fields and our vineyards.”

Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of time arrived, God sent his Son, formed from a woman, formed 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 →

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