Leviticus 25:49
What does Leviticus 25:49 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:49 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000or 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Either 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901or 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Or his father's brother, or the son of his father's brother, or any near relation; or if he gets money, he may make himself free.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862or his uncle, or a son of his uncle, doth redeem him, or any of the relations of his flesh, of his family, doth redeem him, or--his own hand hath attained--then he hath been redeemed.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, or his kinsman, by blood, or by affinity. But if he himself be able also, he shall redeem himself:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Either his uncle or his uncle's son may redeem him, or one of his next relations of his family may redeem him; or if his means be sufficient, he may redeem himself.
Context
v.48after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;
v.49This passage
v.50And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he sold himself to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years; according to the time of a hired servant shall he be with him.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:26
And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and find sufficient to redeem it;
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