Leviticus 25:54

Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.

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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

53He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

55For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:40Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

Isaiah 49:25Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your 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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