Leviticus 25:48
What does Leviticus 25:48 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:48 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;
KJV
King James Version · 1611After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949After he has given himself he has the right to be made free, for a price, by one of his brothers,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862after he hath been sold, there is a right of redemption to him; one of his brethren doth redeem him,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752After the sale he may be redeemed. He that will of his brethren shall redeem him:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890after that he is sold there shall be right of redemption for him; one of his brethren may redeem him.
Context
v.47And 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;
v.48This passage
v.49or 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 waxed rich, he may redeem himself.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:35
And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.
- Hebrews 2:11
For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
- Nehemiah 5:8
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.
- Galatians 4:4
but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Leviticus 25:25
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.
- Nehemiah 5:5
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already: neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.
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