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Leviticus 25:41

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 25:41 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Leviticus 25:41 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
38I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, [and] to be your God.
39And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bond-servant.
40As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:
41then 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.
42For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.
44And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And [then] shall he depart from thee, [both] he and his children with him, etc.] 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 f889; 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, (<032510>Leviticus 25:10); and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return; the estate his father left him…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then shall he depart - Thou shalt not suffer him or his to abide longer in thy service, as thou mightest do in the year of release, Exo 21:2, Exo 21:6. Leviticus 25:42”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“then shall: Exo 21:3; Joh 8:32; Rom 6:14; Tit 2:14 shall return: Lev 25:10, Lev 25:28 Leviticus 25:42”
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