Leviticus 25:54

Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses Israel through Moses, establishing the legal framework for the Year of Jubilee and the status of Hebrew servants. The directive applies to Israelites who have sold themselves into servitude due to poverty.

The words — יִגָּאֵל (yi.ga.'El) means "he will be redeemed," and יָצָא (ya.Tza') means "he will go out" or be released. These terms anchor the verse’s guarantee of eventual freedom.

The thread — The release of servants connects to Exodus 21:2’s seven-year limit, Leviticus 25:40’s Jubilee provision, and Leviticus 25:55’s declaration of divine ownership. Isaiah 49:9 later echoes this language of liberation for captives.

Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that human labor and debt are temporary, while ultimate authority belongs to God. It requires readers to structure society around periodic restoration rather than permanent ownership.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִם־ve./'im-and/ if לֹ֥אlo'not יִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'Elhe will be redeemed בְּאֵ֑לֶּהbe./'E.lehin/ these [ways]וְיָצָא֙ve./ya.Tza'and/ he will go out בִּשְׁנַ֣תbi/sh.Natin/ [the] year of הַיֹּבֵ֔לhai./yo.Velthe/ jubilee ה֖וּאhu'he וּבָנָ֥יוu./va.Na/vand/ sons/ his עִמּֽוֹ׃i.M/owith/ him

King James Version

And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.

Cross-references

Exodus 21:2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
Leviticus 25:40 Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
Isaiah 49:9 to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
Isaiah 49:25 Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
Isaiah 52:3 For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”