The Meaning of Leviticus 25:45 Explained

Leviticus 25:45

KJV: Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

YLT: and also of the sons of the settlers who are sojourning with you, of them ye buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have begotten in your land, and they have been to you for a possession;

Darby: Moreover of the children of them that dwell as sojourners with you, of them may ye buy, and of their family that is with you, which they beget in your land, and they shall be your possession.

ASV: Moreover of the children of the strangers that sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover of the children  of the strangers  that do sojourn  among you, of them shall ye buy,  and of their families  that [are] with you, which they begat  in your land:  and they shall be your possession. 

What does Leviticus 25:45 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 25:35-55 - Freedom In The Year Of Jubilee
If a man, through misfortune, were forced to sell himself into serfdom to meet his debts, he could not be legally retained after the trumpet had sounded; but was free to return to his home and family. His rich neighbor, during the time of his distress, was not to exact usury on any loan that he might make, but must give him food, lodging, and help, without charge. The poor man was to be treated not as a slave, but as a hired servant and fellow-citizen whose engagement was of a temporary character, and who might be redeemed at any time before the jubilee, through friendly interposition of a relative.
Nothing in modern legislation equals the jubilee in the interests of religion, social order, and liberty. Is it to be believed that when we, in our various distresses, go to our Heavenly Father, we shall fare any worse than the poor peasant did at the hands of his rich neighbor? And in Jesus have we not one nigh of kin who will redeem us at all costs? [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 25

1  the Sabbath of the seventh year
8  The jubilee in the fiftieth year
14  Of oppression
18  A blessing of obedience
23  The redemption of land
29  Of houses
35  Compassion to the poor
39  The usage of bondmen
47  The redemption of servants

What do the individual words in Leviticus 25:45 mean?

Moreover the sons of the strangers who dwell among you these you may buy and their families who are with you which they beget in your land and they shall become your property
וְ֠גַם מִבְּנֵ֨י הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים הַגָּרִ֤ים עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵהֶ֣ם תִּקְנ֔וּ וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹלִ֖ידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה

וְ֠גַם  Moreover 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
מִבְּנֵ֨י  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים  of  the  strangers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: תֹּושָׁב  
Sense: sojourner, stranger.
הַגָּרִ֤ים  who  dwell 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: גּוּר 
Sense: to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely.
עִמָּכֶם֙  among  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מֵהֶ֣ם  these 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
תִּקְנ֔וּ  you  may  buy 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙  and  their  families 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  who  are 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עִמָּכֶ֔ם  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
הוֹלִ֖ידוּ  they  beget 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם  in  your  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְהָי֥וּ  and  they  shall  become 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לָכֶ֖ם  your 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה  property 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲחֻזָּה  
Sense: possession, property.

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