Leviticus 25:41

Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses on the release of an Israelite indentured worker at the Year of Jubilee, concluding the temporary service period outlined in Leviticus 25:40.

The words — The text highlights יָצָא (ya.Tza') meaning "he will go out" and שָׁב (Shav) meaning "he will return," marking the legal transition from servitude to restored status.

The thread — This release pattern parallels the Jubilee liberty proclamation in Leviticus 25:10, the debt-driven property reversion in Leviticus 25:28, and the departure regulations for Hebrew servants in Exodus 21:3.

Why it lands — The verse commands that an indentured Israelite and his children must be freed and restored to their ancestral clan and property at the Jubilee, establishing a fixed boundary on permanent servitude among God's people.

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The Hebrew words

וְיָצָא֙ve./ya.Tza'and/ he will go out מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְme./'i.Ma/khfrom/ with <the>/ you ה֖וּאhu'he וּבָנָ֣יוu./va.Na/vand/ sons/ his עִמּ֑וֹi.M/owith/ him וְשָׁב֙ve./Shavand/ he will return אֶל־'el-to מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.T/oclan/ his וְאֶל־ve./'el-and/ to אֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.Zat[the] possession of אֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.Ta/vancestors/ his יָשֽׁוּב׃ya.Shuvhe will return

King James Version

And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

Cross-references

Leviticus 25:28 But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee, however, it is to be released, so that he may return to his property.
Exodus 21:3 If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
Leviticus 25:10 So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.
John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.