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Leviticus 25:54

25:53 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. in these: or, by these means

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If he isn’t redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee, he, and his children with him.

And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.

And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him.

25:55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

What does Leviticus 25:54 mean?

Leviticus 25:54 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּאַל (gâʼal), יָצָא (yâtsâʼ), שָׁנֶה (shâneh).

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And
if
he
be
not
redeemedגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
in
these
years,
then
he
shall
go
outיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
in
the
yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
of
jubile,יוֹבֵלyôwbêl/yo-bale'/H3104the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced
both
he,
and
his
childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
with
him.
in
these:
or,
by
these
means

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:54.

Genesis 5:10

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:13

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:19

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:22

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech

Genesis 5:28

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

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What does Leviticus 25:54 say?

Leviticus 25:54 (King James Version) reads: "And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. in these: or, by these means"

Is Leviticus 25:54 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:54 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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