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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell some family land, then a close relative should buy it back for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away <i>some</i> of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold <i>some</i> of his possession, and if his redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor that he sells part of his property, then his closest redeemer is to come and buy back what his relative has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest kinsman is to come and buy back what his relative has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest kinsman is to come and buy back what his relative has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘If a brother of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his possession <i>of land</i>, then his nearest kinsman redeemer is to come and redeem what his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell some of his property, then his nearest relative is to come and buy back (redeem) what his relative has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If thy brother be waxed poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If any of you Israelites become so poor that you are forced to sell your property, your closest relative must buy it back, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If your brother becomes poor and sells some of his property, then the one who can assume responsibility, his nearest relative, must buy back what he sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If any of you Israelites become poor and are forced to sell your land, your closest relative is to buy it back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If your brother becomes so poor that he has to a sell portion of his inheritance, then his nearest kinsman redeemer is to come and redeem what his brother has sold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If thy brother shall have become poor, and have sold some of his possession, and if any of his kin shall come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When your brother becomes poor, and has sold his possession, then his redeemer who is near to him has come, and he has redeemed the sold thing of his brother;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'When thy brother becometh poor, and hath sold his possession, then hath his redeemer who is near unto him come, and he hath redeemed the sold thing of his brother;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When thy brother shall be poor, and he sold his possession, and he being near to him came to redeem it, and he redeemed the selling of his brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If thy brother being impoverished sell his little possession, and his kinsman will, he may redeem what he had sold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and has to sell some property, that person’s closest relative, who has the duty to redeem it, shall come and redeem what the relative has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If anyone of your kin falls into difficulty and sells a piece of property, then the next of kin shall come and redeem what the relative has sold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If your brother becomes poor and sells some of his possession, then his nearest kin shall come and redeem that which his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if your brother will become poor and will sell some of his inheritance, his close one that is close to him will come redeem the sale of his brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if thy brother who is with thee be poor, and should have sold <i>part</i> of his possession, and his kinsman who is nigh to him come, then he shall redeem the possession which his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6821" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">The Law of Redemption</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">your brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/4134.htm" title="4134: yā·mūḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be low or depressed, to grow poor. A primitive root; to become thin, i.e. be impoverished.">becomes impoverished</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: ū·mā·ḵar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">and sells</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: mê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">some of his property,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: haq·qā·rōḇ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">his nearest</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: ḡō·’ă·lōw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">of kin</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">may come</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: wə·ḡā·’al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">and redeem</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">what his brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/4465.htm" title="4465: mim·kar (N-msc) -- A sale, ware. From makar; merchandise; abstractly, a selling.">has sold.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1-10</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. / Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. / And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">Jeremiah 32:6-15</a></span><br />Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/27-8.htm">Numbers 27:8-11</a></span><br />Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. / If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. / If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-10</a></span><br />When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. / But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a></span><br />just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24</a></span><br />and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a></span><br />you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a></span><br />But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If your brother be waxen poor, and has sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/2-20.htm">Ruth 2:20</a></b></br> And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed <i>be</i> he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man <i>is</i> near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/3-2.htm">Ruth 3:2,9,12</a></b></br> And now <i>is</i> not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/4-4.htm">Ruth 4:4-6</a></b></br> And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy <i>it</i> before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem <i>it</i>, redeem <i>it</i>: but if thou wilt not redeem <i>it, then</i> tell me, that I may know: for <i>there is</i> none to redeem <i>it</i> beside thee; and I <i>am</i> after thee. And he said, I will redeem <i>it</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Countryman</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/exodus/32-22.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-2.htm">Kin</a> <a href="/genesis/29-15.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Money</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-2.htm">Nearest</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-24.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-24.htm">Property</a> <a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Sells</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">Waxen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-44.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Countryman</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Kin</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Money</a> <a href="/numbers/2-5.htm">Nearest</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-51.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Property</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Sells</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Waxen</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-1.htm">the Sabbath of the seventh year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">The jubilee in the fiftieth year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Of oppression</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">A blessing of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">The redemption of land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Of houses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Compassion to the poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">The usage of bondmen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">The redemption of servants</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If your brother becomes impoverished</b><br>This phrase addresses the situation of a fellow Israelite falling into poverty. The Mosaic Law provided various protections for the poor, emphasizing community responsibility and compassion. The term "brother" signifies a fellow member of the Israelite community, highlighting the familial bond among God's people. This reflects the broader biblical principle of caring for those in need, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a> and <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a>.<p><b>and sells some of his property</b><br>In ancient Israel, land was a crucial asset, representing both livelihood and inheritance. Selling land was often a last resort for those in financial distress. The land was considered a divine gift, and its sale was not taken lightly. This reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where the land was part of the promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The sale of land due to poverty underscores the severity of the individual's situation.<p><b>his nearest of kin may come</b><br>The concept of the "nearest of kin" or "kinsman-redeemer" (Hebrew: go'el) is central to this passage. This role involved a family member stepping in to assist relatives in distress, whether by redeeming land, marrying a widow to preserve the family line (as in the story of Ruth and Boaz), or avenging wrongful death. This practice ensured the preservation of family heritage and stability within the community.<p><b>and redeem what his brother has sold</b><br>Redemption here involves buying back the property to keep it within the family. This act of redemption is a powerful symbol of restoration and hope, reflecting God's redemptive work throughout Scripture. The kinsman-redeemer is a type of Christ, who redeems humanity from sin and restores us to our intended inheritance. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Christ is portrayed as our Redeemer (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>, <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/brother.htm">Brother</a></b><br>Refers to a fellow Israelite who has fallen into poverty and is forced to sell his property.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nearest_kinsman.htm">Nearest Kinsman</a></b><br>A close relative who has the responsibility and opportunity to redeem the property sold by the impoverished brother.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/property.htm">Property</a></b><br>The land or possessions that the impoverished brother has sold due to financial hardship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption</a></b><br>The act of buying back the property to restore it to the original family owner, reflecting God's provision and care for His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom these laws were given, emphasizing community responsibility and familial support.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The law emphasizes the importance of family and community in supporting those in need. Christians are called to look after one another, especially in times of financial hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redemption_as_a_divine_principle.htm">Redemption as a Divine Principle</a></b><br>The concept of redemption is central to God's relationship with His people. Just as the kinsman redeemer restores property, Christ redeems us from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_sacrifice.htm">Generosity and Sacrifice</a></b><br>The nearest kinsman must be willing to sacrifice his resources for the sake of his brother. Believers are encouraged to be generous and sacrificial in helping others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preservation_of_inheritance.htm">Preservation of Inheritance</a></b><br>The law ensures that the family inheritance is preserved, symbolizing the eternal inheritance believers have in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>Trusting in God's provision and timing is crucial, as He provides means for restoration and redemption through community and family.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_kinsman_redeemer_in_ruth.htm">What is a kinsman redeemer in the Book of Ruth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_redemption's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is the significance of redemption in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_ruth's_first_redeemer.htm">Who is the first kinsman redeemer in Ruth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_kinsman_redeemer's_role.htm">What is the role of a kinsman redeemer?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold . . . --</span>As poverty is the only reason which the Law here supposes might lead one to part with his field, the authorities during the second Temple concluded, and hence enacted, that it is not allowable for any one to sell his patrimony on speculation. This will account for the horror which Naboth expressed to Ahab of selling his patrimony: "The Lord forbid it me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee" (<a href="/1_kings/21-3.htm" title="And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.">1Kings 21:3</a>).<p><span class= "bld">And if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">then his nearest kinsman shall come and redeem. </span>If he has thus been compelled by pressure of poverty to sell part of his land, then it is the duty of the nearest relation, or, as the original literally denotes, "the redeemer that is nearest to him," to redeem the property which his impoverished relative has been obliged to sell. The expression "redeemer" is applied in Hebrew to one who, by virtue of being the nearest of kin, had not only to redeem the patrimony of the family, but to marry the childless widow of his brother (<a href="/ruth/3-13.htm" title="Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform to you the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to you, then will I do the part of a kinsman to you, as the LORD lives: lie down until the morning.">Ruth 3:13</a>), and avenge the blood of his relative (<a href="/context/numbers/35-19.htm" title="The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him.">Numbers 35:19-28</a>; <a href="/context/deuteronomy/19-6.htm" title="Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.">Deuteronomy 19:6-12</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 25-28.</span> - The right of redemption of land sold continued always alive, and might be exercised by the original owner or his kinsman. If not exercised, the owner returned into his possession at any rate in the jubilee year. If a man had to sell his land, he was bound to offer it to his nearest kinsman first (see <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Jeremiah 32:7, 8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">becomes impoverished</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמ֣וּךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4134.htm">Strong's 4134: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be low or depressed, to grow poor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sells</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָכַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·ḵar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some of his property,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something seized, a possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his nearest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּרֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of kin</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹֽאֲלוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·’ă·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may come</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and redeem</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגָאַ֕ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡā·’al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what his brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has sold.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְכַּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(mim·kar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4465.htm">Strong's 4465: </a> </span><span class="str2">Merchandise, a selling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:25 If your brother becomes poor and sells (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>