then he shall have redemption right after he has been sold. One of his brothers may redeem him,
Parallel translations
- WEB after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him;
- KJV After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren 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;
- 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 who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
- Neh 5:5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring our sons and our daughters into bondage to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. It is also not in our power to help it, because other men have our fields and our vineyards.”
- Lev 25:35“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.
- Lev 25:25“‘If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold.
- Gal 4:4–5But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
- Neh 5:8I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.
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