The Meaning of Leviticus 25:47 Explained

Leviticus 25:47

KJV: And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:

YLT: And when the hand of a sojourner or settler with thee attaineth riches, and thy brother with him hath become poor, and he hath been sold to a sojourner, a settler with thee, or to the root of the family of a sojourner,

Darby: And if a stranger or sojourner become wealthy beside thee, and thy brother beside him grow poor, and sell himself unto the stranger, who is settled by thee, or to a scion of the stranger's family,

ASV: And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger or'sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if a sojourner  or stranger  wax rich  by thee,  and thy brother  [that dwelleth] by him wax poor,  and sell  himself unto the stranger  [or] sojourner  by thee, or to the stock  of the stranger's  family: 

What does Leviticus 25:47 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 25:47 mean?

And if becomes rich - a sojourner or stranger close to you and becomes poor [one of] your brothers [who dwells] by him and sells himself to the stranger [or] sojourner or to a member of the family of stranger
וְכִ֣י תַשִּׂ֗יג יַ֣ד גֵּ֤ר וְתוֹשָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ וּמָ֥ךְ אָחִ֖יךָ עִמּ֑וֹ וְנִמְכַּ֗ר לְגֵ֤ר תּוֹשָׁב֙ א֥וֹ לְעֵ֖קֶר מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת גֵּֽר

וְכִ֣י  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
תַשִּׂ֗יג  becomes  rich 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מַשֶּׂגֶת 
Sense: to reach, overtake, take hold upon.
יַ֣ד  - 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
גֵּ֤ר  a  sojourner 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּר  
Sense: sojourner.
וְתוֹשָׁב֙  or  stranger 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: תֹּושָׁב  
Sense: sojourner, stranger.
עִמָּ֔ךְ  close  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
וּמָ֥ךְ  and  becomes  poor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּךְ  
Sense: (Qal) to be low, grow poor, be depressed, be poor.
אָחִ֖יךָ  [one  of]  your  brothers  [who  dwells] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
עִמּ֑וֹ  by  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
וְנִמְכַּ֗ר  and  sells  himself 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָכַר  
Sense: to sell.
לְגֵ֤ר  to  the  stranger 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּר  
Sense: sojourner.
תּוֹשָׁב֙  [or]  sojourner 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: תֹּושָׁב  
Sense: sojourner, stranger.
לְעֵ֖קֶר  to  a  member 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֵקֶר  
Sense: member, offspring, offshoot.
מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת  of  the  family 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
גֵּֽר  of  stranger 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּר  
Sense: sojourner.

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