Leviticus 25:54

54 " 'Suppose he is not bought back in any of those ways. Then he and his children must still be set free in the Year of Jubilee.

Leviticus 25:54 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 25:54

And if he be not redeemed in these [years]
The Targum of Jonathan supplies the text as we do, in any of the years from the time of his sale to the year of jubilee; and so Aben Ezra interprets it, in the years that remain to the jubilee; but he observes there are others that say, by the means of those above mentioned, that is, by his nearest of kin, or by himself; for the word "years" is not in the text, which may be supplied, either with "years" or "relations"; and so the Vulgate Latin, Septuagint, and Oriental versions read, "by these" means, things or persons: then he shall go out on the year of jubilee:
out of the house and service of him that bought him, he shall go out free and freely, without paying anything for his freedom, having served his full time unto which he was bought: [both] he and his children with him;
and his wife too, if he had any, who, was comprehended in himself, and whom, both wife and children, his master was obliged to maintain during his servitude.

Leviticus 25:54 In-Context

52 But suppose there are only a few years left until the Year of Jubilee. Then he must count the number of years that are left. The payment for his freedom must be based on that number.
53 " 'He must be treated as if he had been hired from year to year. You must make sure that his owner is kind to him when he rules over him.
54 " 'Suppose he is not bought back in any of those ways. Then he and his children must still be set free in the Year of Jubilee.
55 That is because the people of Israel belong to me. They are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. I am the LORD their God.
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