Leviticus 25:47-54

47“ ‘And if the alien or
Or “and”
the temporary resident who are with you
Singular throughout this verse
⌞prosper⌟,
Literally “the hand produces”
but
Or “and”
your countryman
Or “brother”
who is with him becomes poor and he is sold to an alien, a temporary resident who is with you, or to a descendant of an alien’s clan,
48after he is sold redemption shall be for him; one of his brothers may redeem him, 49or his uncle or his uncle’s son may redeem him, or ⌞one of⌟
Literally “from”
⌞his close relatives⌟
Literally “the direct relative of his flesh”
from his clan may redeem him; or if ⌞he prospers⌟,
Literally “his hand produces”
he may redeem himself.
50And he shall calculate with his buyer from the year of ⌞his selling himself⌟
Literally “his being sold for him”
until the Jubilee; and the value of his selling shall be according to the number of years—it shall be with him like
Or “as”
a hired worker’s days.
51If there are still many years, ⌞in keeping with them⌟
Literally “to the mouth of them”
he shall restore his redemption ⌞in proportion to his purchase price⌟.
Literally “from the price of his acquisition”
52And if there are a few years left until the Year of Jubilee, then
Or “and”
he shall calculate for himself; he shall restore his redemption ⌞according to the number of his years⌟.
Literally “according to the mouth of his years”
53He shall be with him ⌞as a yearly hired worker⌟;
Literally “as a hired worker of a year in a year”
he shall not rule over him with ruthlessness ⌞in your
Singular
sight⌟.
Literally “to your eyes” or “for your eyes”
54And if he is not redeemed by
Or “in”
any of these ways,
Bracketed words provided from the sense of the context
then
Or “and”
he and his sons with him shall go out in the Year of Jubilee.
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