Leviticus 25:52

52 And if [there are] a few years left until the Year of Jubilee, then he shall calculate for himself; he shall restore his redemption {according to the number of his years}.

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 And he shall calculate with his buyer from the year of {his selling himself} until the Jubilee; and the value of his selling shall be according to the number of years--it shall be with him like a hired worker's days.

51 If [there are] still many years, {in keeping with them} he shall restore his redemption {in proportion to his purchase price}.

52 And if [there are] a few years left until the Year of Jubilee, then he shall calculate for himself; he shall restore his redemption {according to the number of his years}.

53 He shall be with him {as a yearly hired worker}; he shall not rule over him with ruthlessness {in your sight}.

54 And if he is not redeemed by [any of] these [ways], then he and his sons with him shall go out in the Year of Jubilee.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "and"
• [b]. Literally "according to the mouth of his years"