Leviticus 25:52

52 If only a few years are left, they will calculate that and pay for their purchase according to the years of service.

Leviticus 25:52 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 25:52

And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee,
&c.] Fewer than what he has served, then the less is given for his redemption: thus, for instance, in the above supposed case, if he has served fifteen years, and there remain but five to the year of jubilee: then he shall count with him, [and] according unto his years shall he
give him again the price of his redemption;
as in the fore mentioned case, he shall give him five pieces of money; and thus the law of justice and equity was maintained between the buyer and seller, the purchaser and the redeemer: in a like righteous manner the people of God are redeemed by Christ.

Leviticus 25:52 In-Context

50 The Israelite will calculate with their owner the time from the year they were sold until the Jubilee year. The price of their release will be based on the number of years they were with the owner, as in the case of a hired laborer.

51 If there are many years left before the Jubilee, the Israelite will pay for their purchase in proportion to their purchase price.

52 If only a few years are left, they will calculate that and pay for their purchase according to the years of service.

53 Regardless, the Israelite will be to the buyer like a yearly laborer; the buyer must not harshly rule over them in your sight.

54 If the Israelite is not bought back in one of these ways, they and their children must be released in the Jubilee year