Leviticus 25:52

Leviticus 25:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.
• New International Version (NIV)If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, they are to compute that and pay for their redemption accordingly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If there remain but a few years until the year of jubilee, he shall calculate and pay for his redemption in proportion to his years of service.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if there remain but a few years until the Year of Jubilee, then he shall reckon with him, and according to his years he shall repay him the price of his redemption.

Context of Leviticus 25:52

50The man and the person who bought him must count the time until the Jubilee year. The man must pay the right amount of money to be free. 51The Jubilee year may be many years away. If it is, the man must pay a lot of money to be free. There may be a few years until the Jubilee year. If there are, he has to pay only a small amount of money to be free. 53The person who has bought the man must pay him each year. You must cause the rich man to be kind to the man. 54Perhaps nobody will pay any money for the man. But the man who bought him must make him free in the Jubilee year.

Leviticus 25:52 word by word

וְאִם־מְעַ֞ט נִשְׁאַ֧ר בַּשָּׁנִ֛ים עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל וְחִשַּׁב־ל֑וֹ כְּפִ֣י שָׁנָ֔יו יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־גְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if there remainשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• but fewמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of jubileיוֹבֵלyôbêl yôbêl · jubilee/hornH3104
• then he shall countחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• accordingפֶּהpeh · lip: accordingH6310
• shall he give him againשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• the price of his redemptionגְּאֻלָּהge'ûllâh · redemptionH1353

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:52

• 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 25:52

• 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