After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
Parallel translations
- WEB after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him;
- BSB he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:
- NKJV after he is sold he may be redeemed again. One of his brothers may redeem him;
- NASB then he shall have redemption right after he has been sold. One of his brothers may redeem him,
- NLT they still retain the right to be bought back, even after they have been purchased. They may be bought back by a brother,
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Quick answer
The indentured Israelite always retains the right to be redeemed, and a near relative may buy him back. No fellow Israelite is ever beyond the reach of rescue.
Overview
Hebrew servitude was never to be permanent slavery; the right of redemption remained intact. A kinsman could pay the price to set the man free. This pictures the gospel work of the kinsman-redeemer, fulfilled in Christ, who as our near relative in the flesh pays the price to redeem His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Heb 2:11–13For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
- Neh 5:5Yet 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 unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
- Lev 25:35And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
- Lev 25:25If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
- Gal 4:4–5But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
- Neh 5:8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
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