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He shall reckon with him who bought him from the year that he sold himself to him to the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according to the number of years; according to the time of a hired servant shall he be with him.
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A Fair Price for Freedom
Commentators explain that this verse outlines a fair, pro-rated system for redemption. The price wasn't arbitrary; it was calculated based on the number of years remaining until the Jubilee. The value of the years already served, treated like a hired servant's wages, was deducted from the original sale price, ensuring a just financial outcome for both parties.
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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
And he shall reckon with him. —That is, either the man himself when he is able to redeem himself, or his relatives. The authoritie…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall reckon with him that bought him That is, either the man himself should reckon with him, or whoever undertook…
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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…
