Leviticus 25:49

Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
uncle	דֹד֞וֹ do.Do	H1730	(figuratively) to love · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
uncle’s	דֹּדוֹ֙ do.Do	H1730	(figuratively) to love · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
redeem	יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ yig.'a.Le.nu	H1350	to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relati… · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
nigh	מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר mi.she.'Er	H7607	flesh (as swelling out) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
kin	בְּשָׂר֛וֹ be.sa.Ro	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
family	מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ mi.mish.pach.To	H4940	a family · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
redeem	יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּ yig.'a.Le.nu	H1350	to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relati… · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
able	הִשִּׂ֥יגָה hi.Si.gah	H5381	to reach (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
redeem	וְנִגְאָֽל ve.nig.'Al	H1350	to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relati… · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
himself	יָד֖וֹ ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Leviticus 25:26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:39–end

We have here the laws concerning servitude, designed to preserve the honour of the Jewish nation as a free people, and rescued by a divine power out of the house of bondage, into the glorious liberty of God's sons, his first-born. Now the law is, I. That a native Israelite should never be made a bondman for perpetuity. If he was sold for debt, or for a crime, by the house of judgment, he was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh; this was appointed, Exo 21:2. But if he sold himself through extreme poverty, having nothing at all left him to preserve his life, and if it was to one of his own nation that he sold himself, in such a case it is here provided, 1. That he should not serv…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 25:39

if thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond-servant--An Israelite might be compelled, through misfortune, not only to mortgage his inheritance, but himself. In the event of his being reduced to this distress, he was to be treated not as a slave, but a hired servant whose engagement was temporary, and who might, through the friendly aid of a relative, be redeemed at any time before the Jubilee. The ransom money was determined on a most equitable principle. Taking account of the number of years from the proposal to redeem and the Jubilee, of the current wages of labor for that time, and multiplying the remaining years by that sum, the…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 25:43

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor - What is rigorous service? "Service which is not determined, and service whereof there is no need." This is the definition given by the Jews; but much more is implied in this command than is expressed here. Labour beyond the person's strength, or labor too long continued, or in unhealthy or uncomfortable places and circumstances, or without sufficient food, etc., is labor exacted with rigour, and consequently inhuman; and this law is made, not for the Mosaic dispensation and the Jewish people, but for every dispensation and for every people under heaven.

Dictionary and topics

Freedom — The law of Moses pointed out the cases in which the servants of the Hebrews were to receive their freedom (Ex. 21:2-4, 7, 8; Lev. 25:39-42, 47-55; Deut. 15:12-18). Under the Roman law the “freeman”…
Kinsman — Heb. goel, from root meaning to redeem. The goel among the Hebrews was the nearest male blood relation alive. Certain important obligations devolved upon him toward his next of kin. (1.) If any one…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Loan — The Mosaic law required that when an Israelite needed to borrow, what he asked was to be freely lent to him, and no interest was to be charged, although interest might be taken of a foreigner (Ex.…
Poor — The Mosaic legislation regarding the poor is specially important. (1.) They had the right of gleaning the fields (Lev. 19:9, 10; Deut. 24:19, 21). (2.) In the sabbatical year they were to have their…
Redeemer — Heb. goel; i.e., one charged with the duty of restoring the rights of another and avenging his wrongs (Lev. 25:48, 49; Num. 5:8; Ruth 4:1; Job 19:25; Ps. 19:14; 78:35, etc.). This title is peculiarly…
Slave — Jer. 2:14 (A.V.), but not there found in the original. In Rev. 18:13 the word “slaves” is the rendering of a Greek word meaning “bodies.” The Hebrew and Greek words for slave are usually rendered…
Debtor · LAWS CONCERNING — LAWS CONCERNING
Jubilee · LAWS CONCERNING — LAWS CONCERNING
Redemption · Typified: Bond-servant — Typified: Bond-servant
Servant · .Laws of Moses concerning

Leviticus 25:49

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:39–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 25:39

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 25:43

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 25:49

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:39–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 25:39

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 25:43

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 25:49

John Calvin on Leviticus 25:39–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 25:8–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 25:47-55

Rashi on Leviticus 25:48