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then shall he go out from you, he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers shall he return.

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Freedom and Full Restoration

Commentators explain that the release in the Year of Jubilee was a complete restoration. It wasn't just personal freedom; it included the servant's entire family (wife and children) and the return of their ancestral land. This ensured the family's social and economic foundation was fully re-established.

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Leviticus

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Leviticus 25:41

19th Century

Bishop

And then he shall depart from you. —At the same time that he regains his liberty, and takes with him his family, the patr…

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 25:41

17th Century

Pastor

And [then] shall he depart from thee, [both] he and his
children with him
His sons an…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Leviticus 25:39–55

17th Century

Minister

A native Israelite, if sold for debt or for a crime, was to serve only six years and to go out free in the seventh. If he sold himself because of p…