Leviticus 25:50

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

He will calculate with the person who bought him the time from the year he sold himself to him to the year of yovel; and the amount to be paid will be according to the number of years and his time at an employee's wage.

Berean Standard Bible:

He 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.

American Standard Version:

And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he sold himself to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years; according to the time of a hired servant shall he be with him.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And he shall reckon^{H2803} with him that bought^{H7069} him from the year^{H8141} that he was sold^{H4376} to him unto the year^{H8141} of jubile^{H3104}: and the price^{H3701} of his sale^{H4465} shall be according unto the number^{H4557} of years^{H8141}, according to the time^{H3117} of an hired servant^{H7916} shall it be with him.

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Commentary for Leviticus 25:50

1. **Themes:**
- **Redemption:** The verse addresses the possibility of a person who has sold themselves into servitude being redeemed, or bought back, by a relative or by themselves.
- **Jubilee:** It references the Year of Jubilee, a cornerstone of Israelite society, which occurred every 50 years and was a time when all debts were canceled, slaves were freed, and land that had been sold returned to its original owners.
- **Economic Justice:** The passage emphasizes fair treatment of those in servitude, ensuring that the price paid for their redemption reflects the time remaining until the Jubilee, similar to how one would calculate wages for a hired worker.

2. **Historical Context:**
- **Israelite Servitude:** In ancient Israel, individuals might sell themselves into servitude to pay off debts. This was a form of indentured servitude, not chattel slavery, and came with certain rights and protections.
- **Socio-Economic Regulation:** Leviticus 25 is part of the Holiness Code, which includes laws aimed at maintaining social order and economic stability. These laws were designed to prevent the development of a permanent underclass and to ensure the equitable treatment of all members of society.
- **Agrarian Society:** The laws reflected the agrarian nature of Israelite society, where land was central to economic life and the ability to maintain oneself and one's family.
- **Covenantal Ethics:** The laws of the Jubilee were rooted in the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, emphasizing the importance of justice, mercy, and the periodic restoration of societal equilibrium.

In summary, Leviticus 25:50 is part of a larger section of laws that regulate servitude and land ownership, ensuring that economic hardship did not lead to permanent social stratification and that every 50 years, there was a societal reset to maintain fairness and communal harmony.

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: H2803
   There are 122 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: חָשַׁב
   Transliteration: châshab
   Pronunciation: khaw-shab'
   Description: a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute; (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.
   
2. Strong's Number: H7069
   There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: קָנָה
   Transliteration: qânâh
   Pronunciation: kaw-naw'
   Description: a primitive root; to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own; attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, [idiom] surely, [idiom] verily.
   
3. Strong's Number: H8141
   There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: שָׁנֶה
   Transliteration: shâneh
   Pronunciation: shaw-neh'
   Description: (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
   
4. Strong's Number: H4376
   There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: מָכַר
   Transliteration: mâkar
   Pronunciation: maw-kar'
   Description: a primitive root; to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender); [idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).
   
5. Strong's Number: H3104
   There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: יוֹבֵל
   Transliteration: yôwbêl
   Pronunciation: yo-bale'
   Description: or יֹבֵל; apparently from יָבַל; the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced; jubile, ram's horn, trumpet.
   
6. Strong's Number: H3701
   There are 343 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: כֶּסֶף
   Transliteration: keçeph
   Pronunciation: keh'-sef
   Description: from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
   
7. Strong's Number: H4465
   There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: מִמְכָּר
   Transliteration: mimkâr
   Pronunciation: mim-kawr'
   Description: from מָכַר; merchandise; abstractly, a selling; [idiom] ought, (that which cometh of) sale, that which...sold, ware.
   
8. Strong's Number: H4557
   There are 129 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: מִסְפָּר
   Transliteration: miçpâr
   Pronunciation: mis-pawr'
   Description: from סָפַר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.
   
9. Strong's Number: H3117
   There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: יוֹם
   Transliteration: yôwm
   Pronunciation: yome
   Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
   
10. Strong's Number: H7916
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂכִיר
    Transliteration: sâkîyr
    Pronunciation: saw-keer'
    Description: from שָׂכַר; a man at wages by the day or year; hired (man, servant), hireling.