Leviticus 25:54
And if by these means he cannot be redeemed, in the year of the jubilee he shall go out with his children.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
53His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight.
55For the children of Israel are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:40But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner: he shall work with thee until the year of the jubilee,
Isaiah 49:25For thus saith the Lord: Yea verily, even the captivity shall be taken away from the strong: and that which was taken by the mighty, shall be delivered. But I will judge those that have judged thee, and thy children I will save.
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 →