KJV King James Version
Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or [any] that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
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Leviticus 25:49
Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or [any] that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
WEB World English Bible
or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his family may redeem him; or if he has grown rich, he may redeem himself.
ASV American Standard Version
or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxed rich, he may redeem himself.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
or his uncle, or a son of his uncle, doth redeem him, or any of the relations of his flesh, of his family, doth redeem him, or—his own hand hath attained—then he hath been redeemed.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 25
46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit [them for] a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother [that dwelleth] by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger [or] sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:
48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
49 Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or [any] that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
51 If [there be] yet many years [behind], according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, [and] according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אוֹ־H176 · oorדֹד֞וֹH1730 · dodbelovedא֤וֹH176 · oorבֶן־H1121 · benson: childדֹּדוֹ֙H1730 · dodbelovedיִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּH1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeemאֽוֹ־H176 · oorמִשְּׁאֵ֧רH7607 · she.erfleshבְּשָׂר֛וֹH1320 · ba.sarfleshמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyיִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּH1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeemאֽוֹ־H176 · oorהִשִּׂ֥יגָהH5381 · na.sagto overtakeיָד֖וֹH3027 · yadhandוְנִגְאָֽל׃H1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeem
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