Leviticus 25:47

Leviticus 25:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If a foreigner residing among you becomes rich and any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to the foreigner or to a member of the foreigner’s clan,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner with you or to a member of the stranger's clan,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Now if a sojourner or stranger close to you becomes rich, and one of your brethren who dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner close to you, or to a member of the stranger’s family,

Context of Leviticus 25:47

45And Israelites can buy people from other countries who live among them. They may have children who were born in your land. You can buy them. They will become slaves. 46You can give the slaves to your children when you die. But you must rule Israel's people in a kind way. A person from another country may become rich. Then he might buy an Israelite who became poor. But the poor man can buy himself back at any time. 48A person from the family of the poor man can buy him back. 49A brother or a cousin of the poor man can buy him back. If the poor man becomes rich, he can pay to make himself free.

Leviticus 25:47 word by word

וְכִ֣י תַשִּׂ֗יג יַ֣ד גֵּ֤ר וְתוֹשָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ וּמָ֥ךְ אָחִ֖יךָ עִמּ֑וֹ וְנִמְכַּ֗ר לְגֵ֤ר תּוֹשָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ א֥וֹ לְעֵ֖קֶר מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת גֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if a sojournerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• or strangerתּוֹשָׁבtôshâb tôshâb · sojournerH8453
• wax richנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
• by theeיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• and thy brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• by him wax poorמוּךְmûk · be poorH4134
• and sellמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• by thee, or to the stockעֵ֫קֶר‛êqer · descendantH6133
• familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:47

• Leviticus 25:26But the man might not have any family. If he stops being poor, he can buy the land back.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes some people poor and he makes other people rich. He causes some people to be important and he puts other people low down.
• James 2:5My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him.

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:47

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47-54Verses 47-54 A sojourner or stranger - Rather, a foreigner who has settled among you. See Leviticus 16:29, note; Exodus 20:10, note. Leviticus 25:54 In these years - More properly, by one of these means. The extreme period of servitude in this case was six years, as when the master was a Hebrew Exodus 21:2. Looking at the law of the Jubilee from a simply practical point of view, its operation must have tended to remedy those evils which are always growing…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-55Verses 39-55 A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for a son of Abraham. Masters are required to give to their servants that which is just and equal, Col 4:1. At the year of jubilee the servant should go out free, he and his children, and should return to his own family. This typified…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47-55An Israelite who sold himself or a family member to a foreigner in Israel could buy himself or the family member back. If he lacked the resources to do so, he remained a slave in the seventh year. He had to wait for release in the Year of Jubilee (compare Exodus 21:2). While serving the foreigner, they must treat the Israelite slave as a hired servant, not as a slave (see Leviticus 25:53). The people of Israel belonged to God. No one could sell them as…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:47

• Debtor
• Jubilee
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Freedom
• Increase
• Loan
• Poor
• Redeem
• Redemption

Commentaries on Leviticus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings