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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&#8217Even if someone is not redeemed in any of these ways, they and their children are to be released in the Year of Jubilee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If any Israelites have not been bought back by the time the Year of Jubilee arrives, they and their children must be set free at that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And if he is not redeemed by these means, then he and his children with him shall be released in the year of jubilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if he be not redeemed in these <i>years</i>, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, <i>both</i> he, and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if he is not redeemed in these <i>years</i>, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee—he and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if he is not redeemed by these means, he shall still leave in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Even if he is not redeemed by these means, he shall still go out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Even if he is not redeemed by these <i>means</i>, he shall still go out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even if he is not redeemed by these <i>means</i>, he shall still go out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Even if he is not redeemed during these years <i>and</i> under these provisions, then he shall go free in the Year of Jubilee, he and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children are to be released at the Year of Jubilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children are to be released at the Year of Jubilee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if he be not redeemed by these means, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, he, and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you cannot gain your freedom in any of these ways, both you and your children will still be set free in the Year of Celebration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if he be not redeemed by these means, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, he, and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If he cannot buy his freedom in these ways, he and his children will be released in the year of jubilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If they are not set free in any of these ways, they and their children must be set free in the next Year of Restoration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If he isn't redeemed by these, then he is to be set free in the year of jubilee—he and his children with him— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If, however, he is not redeemed in these ways, he must go free in the jubilee year, he and his children with him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If he isn't redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee, he, and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if he shall not be redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If he isn’t redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee: he and his children with him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if he is not redeemed in these [years], then he has gone out in the Year of Jubilee, he and his sons with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if he is not redeemed in these years, then he hath gone out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if he shall not be redeemed in these, and he shall go forth in the year of the jubilee, he and his sons with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if by these means he cannot be redeemed, in the year of the jubilee he shall go out with his children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if, by these means, he will not be able to be redeemed, then in the year of the Jubilee he shall depart with his children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And if they are not redeemed by these means, they shall nevertheless be released, together with any children, in the jubilee year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And if they have not been redeemed in any of these ways, they and their children with them shall go free in the jubilee year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if he will not be redeemed in these things, he will go forth in the year of restoration, he and his children with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if he be not redeemed by any of these means, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, he, and his children with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-54.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=7084" 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">Redemption of Servants</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">53</span>He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight. <span class="reftext">54</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Even if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: yig·gā·’êl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">redeemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: bə·’êl·leh (Prep-b:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">in any of these ways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his children</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">shall be released</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">in the Year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3104.htm" title="3104: hay·yō·ḇêl (Art:: N-ms) -- A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument). ">of Jubilee.</a> </span><span class="reftext">55</span>For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.…<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="/exodus/21-2.htm">Exodus 21:2-6</a></span><br />If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything. / If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him. / If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">Deuteronomy 15:12-15</a></span><br />If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free. / And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. / You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-14.htm">Jeremiah 34:14</a></span><br />Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Nehemiah 5:8</a></span><br />and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a></span><br />It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a></span><br />You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">1 Corinthians 7:21-23</a></span><br />Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity. / For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. / You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-32.htm">John 8:32-36</a></span><br />Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” / “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” / Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-27.htm">Matthew 18:27</a></span><br />His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.<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="/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="/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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him.</p><p class="hdg">in these years, or, by these means </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-40.htm">Leviticus 25:40,41</a></b></br> <i>But</i> as an hired servant, <i>and</i> as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, <i>and</i> shall serve thee unto the year of jubile: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Exodus 21:2,3</a></b></br> If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9,25</a></b></br> That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that <i>are</i> in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures <i>shall be</i> in all high places… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-52.htm">Free</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-52.htm">Jubilee</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-22.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Means</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-48.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-41.htm">Released</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-55.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Free</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Jubilee</a> <a href="/numbers/5-13.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Means</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-20.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Released</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-10.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Ways</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>Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways,</b><br>This phrase refers to the various methods of redemption outlined earlier in <a href="/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25</a>, where a kinsman-redeemer could buy back a relative sold into servitude. The concept of redemption is central to the biblical narrative, symbolizing God's deliverance of His people. The inability to be redeemed by human means highlights the need for divine intervention, foreshadowing the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ.<p><b>he and his children shall be released</b><br>The release of the servant and his children emphasizes the restoration of family and property, reflecting God's justice and mercy. This provision ensures that servitude is not permanent, aligning with the biblical theme of liberation. It also underscores the importance of family continuity and inheritance in Israelite society, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament.<p><b>in the Year of Jubilee.</b><br>The Year of Jubilee, occurring every 50th year, was a time of liberation and restoration, where debts were forgiven, and land was returned to original owners. This practice is unique to Israel and reflects God's sovereignty over the land and His desire for social equality. The Jubilee year is a type of the ultimate rest and restoration found in Christ, who proclaimed the "year of the Lord's favor" (<a href="/luke/4-19.htm">Luke 4:19</a>), symbolizing spiritual freedom and redemption for all believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of the Levitical laws, including the regulations concerning the Year of Jubilee.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/y/year_of_jubilee.htm">Year of Jubilee</a></b><br>A significant event occurring every 50 years, where liberty is proclaimed throughout the land, and properties and people are restored to their original status.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/slaves/servants.htm">Slaves/Servants</a></b><br>Individuals who, due to debt or poverty, sold themselves into servitude but were to be released during the Year of Jubilee.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/redeemer.htm">Redeemer</a></b><br>A family member who could buy back a relative sold into slavery, reflecting the concept of redemption.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivered the laws of Leviticus to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_jubilee.htm">Understanding Jubilee</a></b><br>The Year of Jubilee is a profound picture of God's desire for restoration and freedom. It teaches us about God's heart for justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redemption_and_freedom.htm">Redemption and Freedom</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to be released in the Jubilee, we are reminded of the spiritual freedom we have in Christ. This calls us to live as people who are free from the bondage of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_community_responsibility.htm">Family and Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The role of the redeemer highlights the importance of family and community support. We are encouraged to support and uplift those in need within our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>The promise of release in the Jubilee year offers hope for those in difficult circumstances. It reminds us that God is a God of second chances and new beginnings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_christ's_redemption.htm">Living in Light of Christ's Redemption</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in the reality of the redemption Christ has provided, extending grace and forgiveness to others as we have received.<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's_role.htm">What is the role of a kinsman redeemer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_view_re-enslavement_vs._slavery.htm">Jeremiah 34:11-17 - How does God's condemnation of re-enslavement align with other passages where slavery was permitted (e.g., Leviticus 25)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_demand_death_for_molek_rites.htm">In Leviticus 20:2-5, why would an omniscient God require death for sacrificing children to Molek, yet historically many other cultures that practiced similar rites seemingly flourished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_consecrated_lands_go_to_priests.htm">Leviticus 27:21: How could God's law ordain that consecrated lands revert to the priests, potentially creating a power imbalance?</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>(54) <span class= "bld">If he be not redeemed in these years.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">If he be not redeemed by these, </span>that is, by the relations or the means indicated in <a href="/context/leviticus/25-48.htm" title="After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brothers may redeem him:">Leviticus 25:48-49</a>, he is to go out free in the year of jubile. (See <a href="/leviticus/25-41.htm" title="And then shall he depart from you, both he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers shall he return.">Leviticus 25:41</a>.) The heathen is to submit to the laws of jubile as much as the Hebrew.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-54.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">Even if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">redeemed</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגָּאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yig·gā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - 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">in any of these ways,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵ֑לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his children</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall be released</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצָא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jubilee.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֹּבֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3104.htm">Strong's 3104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-54.htm">Leviticus 25:54 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-54.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:54 If he isn't redeemed by these means (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-53.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:53"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:53" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-55.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:55"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:55" /></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>