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If any of your fellow Israelites fall into poverty and are forced to sell themselves to such a foreigner or to a member of his family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner with you or to a member of the stranger’s clan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother <i>that dwelleth</i> by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger <i>or</i> sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Now if a sojourner or stranger close to you becomes rich, and <i>one of</i> your brethren <i>who dwells</i> by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger <i>or</i> sojourner close to you, or to a member of the stranger’s family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Now if the means of a stranger or of a foreign resident with you becomes sufficient, and a countryman of yours becomes poor in relation to him and sells himself to a stranger who is residing with you, or to the descendants of a stranger’s family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Now if the means of a stranger or of a sojourner with you becomes sufficient, and a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to him as to sell himself to a stranger who is sojourning with you, or to the descendants of a stranger&#8217s family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Now if the means of a stranger or of a sojourner with you becomes sufficient, and a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to him as to sell himself to a stranger who is sojourning with you, or to the descendants of a stranger’s family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Now if the means of a sojourner or of a foreign resident with you becomes sufficient, and a brother of yours becomes so poor with regard to him as to sell himself to a sojourner who resides with you or to the descendants of a sojourner’s family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Now if the financial means of a stranger or temporary resident among you become sufficient, and your fellow countryman becomes poor <i>in comparison</i> to him and sells himself to the stranger who is living among you or to the descendants of the stranger’s family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If an alien or temporary resident living among you prospers, but your brother living near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the alien living among you, or to a member of the resident alien’s clan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a foreigner or temporary resident living among you prospers, but your brother living near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner living among you, or to a member of the foreigner&#8217s clan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even if some of you Israelites become so much in debt that you must sell yourselves to foreigners in your country, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxen rich, and thy brother be waxen poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Someone who is a foreigner without a permanent home among you may become rich, and your relative living with him may be poor. The poor Israelite may sell himself to that foreigner or a member of his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Suppose a foreigner living with you becomes rich, while some Israelites become poor and sell themselves as slaves to that foreigner or to a member of that foreigner's family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If a resident alien or traveler becomes rich, but your relative who lives next to him is so poor that he sells himself to that resident alien or traveler among you or to a member of the resident alien's family, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If a resident foreigner who is with you prospers and your brother becomes impoverished with regard to him so that he sells himself to a resident foreigner who is with you or to a member of a foreigner's family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poor, and sells himself to the stranger or foreigner living among you, or to a member of the stranger's family;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if a sojourner or a stranger shall become rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him shall become poor, and sell himself to the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If an alien or temporary resident with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poor, and sells himself to the stranger or foreigner living among you, or to a member of the stranger’s family, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the hand of a sojourner or settler with you attains [riches], and your brother with him has become poor, and he has been sold to a sojourner, a settler with you, or to the root of the family of a sojourner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when the hand of a sojourner or settler with thee attaineth riches, and thy brother with him hath become poor, and he hath been sold to a sojourner, a settler with thee, or to the root of the family of a sojourner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if the hand of a stranger and sojourner with thee shall attain, and thy brother with him be poor, and he sold to the stranger, a sojourner with thee, or to the root of the stranger's family:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If the hand of a stranger or a sojourner grow strong among you, and thy brother being impoverished sell himself to him, or to any of his race: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If the hand of a newcomer or a sojourner will have grown strong among you, and your brother, having become impoverished, will have sold himself to him, or to any of his stock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When your kindred, having been so reduced to poverty, sell themselves to a resident alien who has become wealthy or to descendants of a resident alien’s family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If resident aliens among you prosper, and if any of your kin fall into difficulty with one of them and sell themselves to an alien, or to a branch of the alien’s family,<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 a sojourner or stranger who dwells with you becomes rich, and your brother who dwells with him becomes poor and is sold to the stranger or sojourner who dwells with you or to a native born of the stranger's family who dwells with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if there is enough in the hands of an inhabitant and a Pilgrim of your people, and your brother is made poor with him and he will be sold to the inhabitant and to the Pilgrim with you, or to one born of the family of a stranger with you:<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 a stranger who is a settler with thee be waxen rich, and thy brother be waxen poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger who is a settler with thee, or to the offshoot of a stranger's family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if a stranger or sojourner with thee wax rich, and thy brother in distress be sold to the stranger or the sojourner that is with thee, or to a proselyte by extraction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-47.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=7021" 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">47</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">a foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/8453.htm" title="8453: wə·ṯō·wō·šāḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. ">residing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5381.htm" title="5381: ṯaś·śîḡ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- To reach, overtake. A primitive root; to reach.">prospers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">but your countryman</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.">dwelling near him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4134.htm" title="4134: ū·māḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be low or depressed, to grow poor. A primitive root; to become thin, i.e. be impoverished.">becomes destitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: wə·nim·kar (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">and sells himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: lə·ḡêr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">to the foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/8453.htm" title="8453: tō·wō·šāḇ (N-ms) -- A sojourner. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/6133.htm" title="6133: lə·‘ê·qer (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- An offshoot, member. From aqar. Figuratively, a transplanted person, i.e. Naturalized citizen.">to a member</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">of his</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: miš·pa·ḥaṯ (N-fsc) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">clan,</a> </span><span class="reftext">48</span>he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:…<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 15:12-18</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="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">Nehemiah 5:1-13</a></span><br />About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Jeremiah 34:8-17</a></span><br />After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Amos 8:6</a></span><br />Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-23.htm">Matthew 18:23-35</a></span><br />Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. / As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Matthew 20:1-16</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. / He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. / About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. ...<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="/luke/7-41.htm">Luke 7:41-43</a></span><br />“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. / When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?” / “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-1.htm">Luke 16:1-13</a></span><br />Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. / So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’ / The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34-36</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. / A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. / So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16-23</a></span><br />Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? / But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. / You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by you, and your brother that dwells by him wax poor, and sell himself to the stranger or sojourner by you, or to the stock of the stranger's family:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Leviticus 25:26</a></b></br> And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7,8</a></b></br> The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5</a></b></br> Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-41.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Countryman</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a 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href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-20.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">Sells</a> <a href="/numbers/9-17.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/numbers/35-15.htm">Settler</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/9-14.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">Sojourning</a> <a href="/numbers/23-10.htm">Stock</a> <a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/hosea/8-12.htm">Stranger's</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Sufficient</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-12.htm">Temporary</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Wax</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Waxen</a> <a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Wealth</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 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</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 a foreigner residing among you prospers</b><br>In ancient Israel, foreigners, or "sojourners," were non-Israelites living among the Israelites. The Law provided protections for them, recognizing their vulnerability (<a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a>). The prosperity of a foreigner indicates the economic opportunities available in Israel, reflecting God's blessing on the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Deuteronomy 28:11</a>). This prosperity could be seen as a test of Israel's faithfulness to God's commands regarding treatment of foreigners (<a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33-34</a>).<p><b>but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute</b><br>The term "countryman" refers to a fellow Israelite. Economic hardship could result from various factors, including poor harvests, mismanagement, or unforeseen circumstances. The Law anticipated such situations, providing mechanisms for relief and restoration (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a>). This reflects the communal responsibility Israelites had towards one another, emphasizing compassion and support within the covenant community.<p><b>and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan</b><br>Selling oneself into servitude was a common practice in the ancient Near East as a means of debt repayment or survival. This provision in the Law allowed an Israelite to become a servant to a foreigner, highlighting the severity of his destitution. However, the Law also included regulations to ensure humane treatment and eventual release (<a href="/leviticus/25-48.htm">Leviticus 25:48-55</a>). This situation underscores the importance of redemption and restoration, themes that resonate with the broader biblical narrative of deliverance and salvation, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who redeems humanity from the bondage of sin (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigner_or_temporary_resident.htm">Foreigner or Temporary Resident</a></b><br>This refers to non-Israelites living among the Israelites. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "ger," which means a sojourner or a resident alien.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/brother.htm">Brother</a></b><br>This term refers to a fellow Israelite, emphasizing the familial and covenantal relationship among the people of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prospering_foreigner.htm">Prospering Foreigner</a></b><br>The foreigner who gains wealth while living among the Israelites, highlighting the economic dynamics within the community.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/poor_israelite.htm">Poor Israelite</a></b><br>An Israelite who has fallen into poverty and is forced to sell himself into servitude to survive.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/selling_into_servitude.htm">Selling into Servitude</a></b><br>This event describes the economic desperation that leads an Israelite to become a servant to a foreigner, which is a significant social and religious concern in the context of Israelite law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/economic_justice_and_compassion.htm">Economic Justice and Compassion</a></b><br>The passage highlights the importance of economic justice and the need for compassion towards those who fall into poverty. It challenges believers to consider how they can support those in financial distress within their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>The text underscores the role of the community in caring for its members, especially those who are vulnerable. Believers are encouraged to foster a supportive and inclusive community that reflects God's love and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_freedom_and_redemption.htm">Spiritual Freedom and Redemption</a></b><br>While the passage deals with physical servitude, it points to the broader biblical theme of spiritual freedom and redemption. Believers are reminded of their spiritual liberation through Christ and are called to live in a way that reflects this freedom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_sensitivity_and_inclusion.htm">Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusion</a></b><br>The presence of foreigners in the Israelite community invites reflection on cultural sensitivity and inclusion. Christians are encouraged to embrace diversity and extend hospitality to all, recognizing the image of God in every person.<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/could_a_prophet_redeem_an_adulterous_wife.htm">Given the cultural norms of Hosea’s time, is it plausible that a prophet would buy back and restore an adulterous wife as portrayed in Hosea 3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_jesus'_ransom_signify.htm">What does Jesus' life as a ransom signify?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(47) <span class= "bld">And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And if the hand of a stranger, and that a sojourner, attain riches by thee, </span>that is, a stranger who has become a sojourner, or who has taken up his abode among the Israelites, and become prosperous by trading. Such a one had only to submit to the seven commandments given to Noah, and hence had not joined the Jewish religion. For this reason the Chaldee Version translates it, "And if the hand of an uncircumcised sojourner with thee wax strong."<p><span class= "bld">And thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and thy brother by him wax poor, </span>that is, the Israelite who traded with him is unfortunate in business, and is reduced to poverty.<p><span class= "bld">And sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and sells himself unto the stranger-sojourner by thee. </span>The two terms as before describe the same person--the stranger who has become a sojourner. Hence the Chaldee Version translates it, "and sells himself to the uncircumcised stranger who is with thee."<p><span class= "bld">Or to the stock of the stranger's family.</span>--That is, the offshoot or descendant of a foreign family.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 47-55.</span> - Rules are laid down for the case of an Israelite who has sold himself for a slave to a non-Israelite. In this case he is not set free at the end of six years, as he would be if his master were a countryman, but in other respects his treatment is to be like that of the man with an Israelite master. He may be redeemed by the value of his work down to the jubilee being paid by himself or his kinsman; he is to be set free when the jubilee comes at any rate; he is to be treated kindly while continuing in his master's service, and his countrymen are to see that no over-severity is used. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-47.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">וְכִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">a foreigner</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or temporary resident</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתוֹשָׁב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·wō·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8453.htm">Strong's 8453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Resident alien</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living among</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you prospers,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַשִּׂ֗יג</span> <span class="translit">(ṯaś·śîḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5381.htm">Strong's 5381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reach, overtake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but your brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֖יךָ</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">dwelling near him</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">becomes poor</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·māḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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 himself</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִמְכַּ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nim·kar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - 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">to the foreigner</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגֵ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to a member</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵ֖קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6133.htm">Strong's 6133: </a> </span><span class="str2">A transplanted person, naturalized citizen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [his]</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clan,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pa·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-47.htm">Leviticus 25:47 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:47 If a stranger or sojourner with you (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:46"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:46" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-48.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:48"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:48" /></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>