Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’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 Living Translation 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. English Standard Version “If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. Berean Standard Bible If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold. King James Bible 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 King James Version ‘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 American Standard Bible ‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor that he sells part of his property, then his closest redeemer is to come and buy back what his relative has sold. NASB 1995 ‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest kinsman is to come and buy back what his relative has sold. NASB 1977 ‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest kinsman is to come and buy back what his relative has sold. Legacy Standard Bible ‘If a brother of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his possession of land, then his nearest kinsman redeemer is to come and redeem what his brother has sold. Amplified Bible ‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell some of his property, then his nearest relative is to come and buy back (redeem) what his relative has sold. Christian Standard Bible If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold. Holman Christian Standard Bible If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold. American Standard Version If thy brother be waxed poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if your brother will become poor and will sell some of his inheritance, his close one that is close to him will come redeem the sale of his brother. Brenton Septuagint Translation And if thy brother who is with thee be poor, and should have sold part of his possession, and his kinsman who is nigh to him come, then he shall redeem the possession which his brother has sold. Contemporary English Version If any of you Israelites become so poor that you are forced to sell your property, your closest relative must buy it back, Douay-Rheims Bible If thy brother being impoverished sell his little possession, and his kinsman will, he may redeem what he had sold. English Revised Version If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold. GOD'S WORD® Translation If your brother becomes poor and sells some of his property, then the one who can assume responsibility, his nearest relative, must buy back what he sold. Good News Translation If any of you Israelites become poor and are forced to sell your land, your closest relative is to buy it back. International Standard Version "If your brother becomes so poor that he has to a sell portion of his inheritance, then his nearest kinsman redeemer is to come and redeem what his brother has sold. JPS Tanakh 1917 If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold. Literal Standard Version When your brother becomes poor, and has sold his possession, then his redeemer who is near to him has come, and he has redeemed the sold thing of his brother; Majority Standard Bible If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold. New American Bible When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and has to sell some property, that person’s closest relative, who has the duty to redeem it, shall come and redeem what the relative has sold. NET Bible "'If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold. New Revised Standard Version If anyone of your kin falls into difficulty and sells a piece of property, then the next of kin shall come and redeem what the relative has sold. New Heart English Bible "'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. Webster's Bible Translation If thy brother shall have become poor, and have sold some of his possession, and if any of his kin shall come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. World English Bible “‘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. Young's Literal Translation 'When thy brother becometh poor, and hath sold his possession, then hath his redeemer who is near unto him come, and he hath redeemed the sold thing of his brother; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Law of Redemption…24Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land. 25If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold. 26Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,… Cross References Leviticus 25:24 Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land. Leviticus 25:26 Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land, Ruth 2:20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead." Naomi continued, "The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers." Ruth 4:3 And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, "Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. Ruth 4:4 I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you." "I will redeem it," he replied. Ruth 4:6 The kinsman-redeemer replied, "I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it." Jeremiah 32:7 Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, 'Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.' Treasury of Scripture If your brother be waxen poor, and has 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. Ruth 2:20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. Ruth 3:2,9,12 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor… Ruth 4:4-6 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it… Jump to Previous Buy Countryman Fellow Grow Kin Kinsman Money Nearest Part Poor Possession Possessions Property Redeem Relation Sell Sells Sold Waxed WaxenJump to Next Buy Countryman Fellow Grow Kin Kinsman Money Nearest Part Poor Possession Possessions Property Redeem Relation Sell Sells Sold Waxed WaxenLeviticus 25 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year8. The jubilee in the fiftieth year 14. Of oppression 18. A blessing of obedience 23. The redemption of land 29. Of houses 35. Compassion to the poor 39. The usage of bondmen 47. The redemption of servants (25) If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold . . . --As poverty is the only reason which the Law here supposes might lead one to part with his field, the authorities during the second Temple concluded, and hence enacted, that it is not allowable for any one to sell his patrimony on speculation. This will account for the horror which Naboth expressed to Ahab of selling his patrimony: "The Lord forbid it me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee" (1Kings 21:3). And if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem.--Better, then his nearest kinsman shall come and redeem. If he has thus been compelled by pressure of poverty to sell part of his land, then it is the duty of the nearest relation, or, as the original literally denotes, "the redeemer that is nearest to him," to redeem the property which his impoverished relative has been obliged to sell. The expression "redeemer" is applied in Hebrew to one who, by virtue of being the nearest of kin, had not only to redeem the patrimony of the family, but to marry the childless widow of his brother (Ruth 3:13), and avenge the blood of his relative (Numbers 35:19-28; Deuteronomy 19:6-12). Verses 25-28. - The right of redemption of land sold continued always alive, and might be exercised by the original owner or his kinsman. If not exercised, the owner returned into his possession at any rate in the jubilee year. If a man had to sell his land, he was bound to offer it to his nearest kinsman first (see Jeremiah 32:7, 8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction your brother אָחִ֔יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) becomes impoverished יָמ֣וּךְ (yā·mūḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4134: To be low or depressed, to grow poor and sells וּמָכַ֖ר (ū·mā·ḵar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4376: To sell some of his property, מֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ (mê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 272: Something seized, a possession his nearest הַקָּרֹ֣ב (haq·qā·rōḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near of kin גֹֽאֲלוֹ֙ (ḡō·’ă·lōw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman may come וּבָ֤א (ū·ḇā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and redeem וְגָאַ֕ל (wə·ḡā·’al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman what his brother אָחִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) has sold. מִמְכַּ֥ר (mim·kar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4465: Merchandise, a selling Links Leviticus 25:25 NIVLeviticus 25:25 NLT Leviticus 25:25 ESV Leviticus 25:25 NASB Leviticus 25:25 KJV Leviticus 25:25 BibleApps.com Leviticus 25:25 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:25 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:25 French Bible Leviticus 25:25 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 25:25 If your brother becomes poor and sells (Le Lv Lev.) |
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