Leviticus 25:41

Verse

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

Then he will go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his family and to the property of his fathers.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And afterwards he shall go out with his children, and shall return to his kindred and to the possession of his fathers,

Free Bible Version

Then they and their children must be freed, and they can go back to their family and to their family's property.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then shall he depart from thee, both hee, and his children with him, and shall returne vnto his familie, and vnto the possession of his fathers shall he returne:

King James (Authorized) 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.

One Unity Resource Bible

then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and shall teshuvah ·completely return· to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers.

Translation for Translators

During that year, you must free him, and he will go back to his family and to the property that his ancestors owned.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then he will go away from you, he and his children with him, and he will return to his own family and to his fathers' property.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers.

Young's Literal Translation

then he hath gone out from thee, he and his sons with him, and hath turned back unto his family; even unto the possession of his fathers he doth turn back.

Context

Redemption of Bondmen

⁴⁰Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.⁴¹Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.

Summary

In Leviticus 25:41, God instructs the Israelites regarding the treatment of their fellow Israelites who become poor and sell themselves as servants. The verse emphasizes the importance of showing compassion and fairness to those in need, reminding the people that they are to be treated as hired workers rather than as slaves. This command reflects God's concern for social justice and the dignity of every individual, reinforcing the principle of loving one's neighbor as oneself. It also serves as a reminder of the Israelites' own history of slavery in Egypt, urging them to act with kindness and generosity towards those in similar circumstances.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him,.... His sons and daughters, and his wife also, who is included in himself: if a man had a wife and children when he sold himself, or married afterwards, with his master's consent, he was obliged to maintain them (t); though they were not sold to him, nor properly his servants, and so had a right to go out with him: and shall return unto his own family; his father's family, and that of his near relations, having been out of it during his time of servitude, and which the year of jubilee restored him to, Lev 25:10, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return; the estate his father left him by inheritance, and which he was obliged to sell in the time of his poverty, or which fell to him since by the death of his father; to this also he was restored in the year of jubilee, as is expressed in the text referred to. (t) Maimon. in Misn. Kiddushin, c. 3. sect. 1.