Leviticus 25:48

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“he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:”

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BSBPD

“he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“after he hath been sold, there is a right of redemption to him; one of his brethren doth redeem him,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 25:48 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 25:25If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
  2. Leviticus 25:35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
  3. Nehemiah 5:5We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
  4. Nehemiah 5:8and 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.
  5. Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
  6. Hebrews 2:11For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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