Leviticus 25:54

And if he do not pay his ransom accordingly, he shall go out in the year of his release, he and his children with him.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

53as a hireling; he shall be with him from year to year; thou shalt not oppress him with labor before thee.

55For the children of Israel are my servants: they are my attendants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:40He shall be with thee as a hireling or a sojourner, he shall work for thee till the year of release:

Isaiah 49:25For thus saith the Lord, If one should take a giant captive, he shall take spoils, and he who takes them from a mighty man shall be delivered: for I will plead thy cause, and I will deliver thy children.

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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