Leviticus 25:52

If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, he is to calculate and pay his redemption according to his remaining years.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the wilderness, delivering divine instructions for implementing the Year of Jubilee. The directive applies to an Israelite who sold themselves into servitude and seeks redemption before the Jubilee arrives.

The words — חִשַּׁב (chishav) means "he will calculate," and מְעַט (me'at) means "few." These terms anchor the verse’s requirement to measure the remaining time until the Jubilee.

The thread — The proportional calculation principle runs through Leviticus 25:51 and Leviticus 25:53, where redemption costs adjust to the years remaining and the servant’s status shifts to that of a hired worker.

Why it lands — The text demands a precise, time-based calculation for redemption payments to ensure fairness. It requires the reader to apply measured justice rather than arbitrary pricing when restoring a person’s freedom.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִם־ve./'im-and/ if מְעַ֞טme.'Atfew נִשְׁאַ֧רnish.'Arit remains בַּשָּׁנִ֛יםba./sha.Nimin the/ years עַד־'ad-until שְׁנַ֥תshe.Nat[the] year of הַיֹּבֵ֖לhai./yo.Velthe/ jubilee וְחִשַּׁב־ve./chi.shav-and/ he will calculateל֑וֹl/ofor <the>/ himselfכְּפִ֣יke./Fiaccording to/ [the] mouth of שָׁנָ֔יוsha.Na/vyears/ his יָשִׁ֖יבya.Shivhe will repay אֶת־'et-<obj.>גְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.T/oredemption/ his

King James Version

And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.