Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha saying, “Your servant my husband is dead—you know that your servant feared Adonai. Now the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”
Leviticus 25:48 - Tree of Life Version after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 after that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brethren may redeem him: American Standard Version (1901) after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him; Common English Bible the Israelite will have the right to be bought back after they sold themselves. One of their relatives can buy them back: Catholic Public Domain Version after the sale, he is able to be redeemed. Whoever is willing among his brothers shall redeem him: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After the sale he may be redeemed. He that will of his brethren shall redeem him: |
Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha saying, “Your servant my husband is dead—you know that your servant feared Adonai. Now the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”
And now, though we share the same flesh as our brothers, and our children are just like their children, still we subject our sons and our daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have already been enslaved but our hands are tied since our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
I said to them, “As much as possible, we have bought back our fellow Jews who had been sold to the nations. Now you also are selling your brothers so that they will be sold back to us?” Then they became silent and could not find anything to say.
“If your brother becomes poor and sells some of his property, then his nearest kinsman may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
“If your brother has become poor and his hand cannot support himself among you, then you are to uphold him. He may live with you like an outsider or a temporary resident.
“If an outsider or sojourner with you becomes rich, while your brother beside him has become poor and sells himself to the outsider dwelling among you or to a member of the outsider’s family,
or his uncle or his uncle’s son may redeem him, or anyone who is a close relative to him from his family may also redeem him. Or if he has grown rich, he may redeem himself.