Leviticus 25:25

Leviticus 25:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If 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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, and if his redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold.
• New Living Translation (NLT)If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell some family land, then a close relative should buy it back for him.

Context of Leviticus 25:25

23"The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me. 24And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land. "If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. 26If a man has no one to redeem it and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it, 27let him calculate the years since he sold it and pay back the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property.

Leviticus 25:25 word by word

כִּֽי־יָמ֣וּךְ אָחִ֔יךָ וּמָכַ֖ר מֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ וּבָ֤א גֹֽאֲלוֹ֙ הַקָּרֹ֣ב אֵלָ֔יו וְגָאַ֕ל אֵ֖ת מִמְכַּ֥ר אָחִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thy brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• be waxen poorמוּךְmûk · be poorH4134
• and hath soldמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• of his possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
• and if any of his kinקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to redeemגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• soldמִמְכָּרmimkâr · saleH4465

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:25

• Ruth 2:20And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!" Naomi also said to her, "The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers."
• Ruth 3:2Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor.
• Ruth 4:4So I thought I would tell you of it and say, 'Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you." And he said, "I will redeem it."
• Jeremiah 32:7Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, 'Buy my field that is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.'
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
• Hebrews 2:13And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again, "Behold, I and the children God has given me."
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Any of his kin come to redeem it - The land that was sold might be redeemed, in the interim between jubilee and jubilee, by the former owner or by one of his kinsmen or relatives. This kinsman is called in the text גאל goel or redeemer; and was not this a lively emblem of the redemption of man by Christ Jesus? That he might have a right to redeem man, he took upon him human nature, and thus became a kinsman of the great family of the human race, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25If thy brother be waxen poor - The Israelites never parted with their land except under the pressure of poverty. Compare the answer of Naboth, 1 Kings 21:3.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 If the land were not redeemed before the year of jubilee, it then returned to him that sold or mortgaged it. This was a figure of the free grace of God in Christ; by which, and not by any price or merit of our own, we are restored to the favour of God. Houses in walled cities were more the fruits of their own industry than land in the country, which was the direct gift of God's bounty; therefore if a man sold a house in a city, he might…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25The Hebrew word ga’al means "to restore something to its original or proper state." The noun form of this Hebrew root (go’el) refers to a close relative who will fix what is wrong. This relative's duties included: redeeming a kinsman's property to keep it in the family (see Ruth 4:1–4; Jeremiah 32:6–15); searching for the kinsman's murderer and bringing him to justice (Numbers 35:19); and marrying his brother's widow to produce a male heir for the estate…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2823-28. The land shall not be sold for ever--or, "be quite cut off," as the Margin better renders it. The land was God's, and, in prosecution of an important design, He gave it to the people of His choice, dividing it among their tribes and families--who, however, held it of Him merely as tenants-at-will and had no right or power of disposing of it to strangers. In necessitous circumstances, individuals might effect a temporary sale. But they possessed the…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:25

• Agriculture
• Debtor
• Homestead
• Jubilee
• Land
• Poor
• Redemption

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Increase
• Kinsman
• Poor
• Redeem
• Redemption
• Rest

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