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after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brothers may redeem him;
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The Hope of Redemption
Commentators emphasize that this law provided a crucial hope for Israelites. Unlike a non-Israelite who could become a bondservant for life, an Israelite sold to a foreigner always had the possibility of being redeemed by a kinsman. This provision ensured that God's people were never permanently lost to servitude.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A sojourner or stranger — Rather, a foreigner who has settled among you. See Leviticus 16:29, note; Exodus 20:10, note.
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19th Century
Anglican
He may be redeemed again. —The law which applies to a heathen who sold himself to a Hebrew is reversed in this case. While the hea…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again Though an Heathen, sold to an Israelite, was to be a bondman for ever…
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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…
