Leviticus 25:51
New International Version
If many years remain, they must pay for their redemption a larger share of the price paid for them.

New Living Translation
If many years still remain until the jubilee, they will repay the proper proportion of what they received when they sold themselves.

English Standard Version
If there are still many years left, he shall pay proportionately for his redemption some of his sale price.

Berean Standard Bible
If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
If there are still many years remaining, according to them he shall repay the price of his redemption from the money with which he was bought.

New American Standard Bible
If there are still many years remaining, he shall refund part of his purchase price in proportion to them for his own redemption;

NASB 1995
‘If there are still many years, he shall refund part of his purchase price in proportion to them for his own redemption;

NASB 1977
‘If there are still many years, he shall refund part of his purchase price in proportion to them for his own redemption;

Legacy Standard Bible
If there are still many years, he shall return part of his purchase price in proportion to them for his own redemption;

Amplified Bible
If there are still many years [before the Year of Jubilee], in proportion to them he must refund [to the purchaser] part of the price of his sale for his redemption and release.

Christian Standard Bible
If many years are still left, he must pay his redemption price in proportion to them based on his purchase price.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If many years are still left, he must pay his redemption price in proportion to them based on his purchase price.

American Standard Version
If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

English Revised Version
If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If there are many years left, he must refund from his purchase price an amount equal [to those years].

International Standard Version
If there are still many years left, he is to refund the cost of his redemption.

Majority Standard Bible
If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.

NET Bible
If there are still many years, in keeping with them he must refund most of the cost of his purchase for his redemption,

New Heart English Bible
If there are yet many years, according to them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

Webster's Bible Translation
If there shall be yet many years behind, according to them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

World English Bible
If there are yet many years, according to them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
If many years still [remain], he gives back his redemption [money] according to them, from the money of his purchase.

Young's Literal Translation
If yet many years, according to them he giveth back his redemption money, from the money of his purchase.

Smith's Literal Translation
If yet a multitude of years, according to them he shall return his redemption from the silver of his sale.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If there be many years that remain until the jubilee, according to them shall he also repay the price.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If there will have been many years which remain until the Jubilee, according to these shall he also repay the price.

New American Bible
The more years there are, the more of the sale price they shall pay back as the redemption price;

New Revised Standard Version
If many years remain, they shall pay for their redemption in proportion to the purchase price;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
If there are still many years remaining, according to them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if there remain again an abundance of years in proportion to them, he shall return his redemption from the money of his purchase.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if any have a greater number of years than enough, according to these he shall pay his ransom out of his purchase-money.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Redemption of Servants
50He and his purchaser will then count the time from the year he sold himself up to the Year of Jubilee. The price of his sale will be determined by the number of years, based on the daily wages of a hired hand. 51If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price. 52If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, he is to calculate and pay his redemption according to his remaining years.…

Cross References
Exodus 21:2
If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.

Deuteronomy 15:12
If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

Jeremiah 34:14
Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.

Nehemiah 5:8
and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.

Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

Romans 6:18
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

1 Corinthians 7:23
You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

Matthew 18:27
His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Romans 8:21
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Colossians 1:14
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.


Treasury of Scripture

If there be yet many years behind, according to them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

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Leviticus 25
1. the Sabbath of the seventh year
8. 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














If many years remain
This phrase sets the context for the redemption process described in the Year of Jubilee. The Hebrew word for "years" is "שָׁנִים" (shanim), which signifies not just a measure of time but also a cycle of life and renewal. In the context of Leviticus, the Jubilee year was a time of restoration and freedom, reflecting God's desire for His people to experience liberation and new beginnings. The phrase "many years remain" indicates that the calculation for redemption is based on the time left until the next Jubilee, emphasizing the importance of time in God's redemptive plan.

he must pay for his redemption
The concept of "redemption" here is rooted in the Hebrew word "גְּאֻלָּה" (ge'ullah), which means to buy back or reclaim. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God as the Redeemer of His people, who rescues them from bondage and restores them to their rightful place. In the historical context, this redemption process allowed individuals who had sold themselves into servitude due to poverty to regain their freedom and return to their family inheritance. It is a powerful reminder of God's provision and mercy, ensuring that His people are not permanently lost to debt or servitude.

in proportion to his purchase price
This phrase underscores the principle of fairness and justice in the economic transactions of ancient Israel. The Hebrew word for "proportion" is "כְּפִי" (kephi), which implies a measure or standard. The redemption price was calculated based on the original purchase price and the number of years remaining until the Jubilee. This ensured that neither the buyer nor the seller was exploited, reflecting God's concern for equity and His command to love one's neighbor as oneself. It also highlights the importance of stewardship and responsibility in financial dealings, principles that are timeless and applicable to believers today.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

many
רַבּ֖וֹת (rab·bō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

years
בַּשָּׁנִ֑ים (baš·šā·nîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

remain,
ע֥וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

he must pay
יָשִׁ֣יב (yā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

for his redemption
גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ (gə·’ul·lā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1353: Redemption, relationship

in proportion to
לְפִיהֶן֙ (lə·p̄î·hen)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

his purchase
מִקְנָתֽוֹ׃ (miq·nā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4736: A buying, acquisition, a piece of property, the sum paid

price.
מִכֶּ֖סֶף (mik·ke·sep̄)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3701: Silver, money


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