Leviticus 25:50

“And he shall calculate with the one who bought him from the year he sold himself to him until the year of jubilee, and the silver of his sale shall be according to the number of years; as the days of a hired worker it shall be with him.”

Leviticus 25:50 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 25:50, word by word

And he shall calculateחִשַּׁבchishav

count

To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.

Where else “chishav” appears
the one who bought himקֹנֵkone

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

Where else “kone” appears
from the yearשְּׁנַתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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he sold himselfהִמָּכְרhimachr

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

Where else “himachr” appears
of jubileeיֹּבֵלyovel

jubilee

The fiftieth year, of freedom, when each returned to his land.

Where else “yovel” appears
and the silverהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
and the silverכֶּסֶףkesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

Where else “kesef” appears
of his saleמִמְכָּרmimkar

sale, what is sold

A sale; also what has been sold, merchandise.

Where else “mimkar” appears
the numberמִסְפַּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

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the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of a hired workerשָׂכִירsachir

hired worker

Hired worker: a laborer paid by the day or by the year.

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The context

49or his uncle or his uncle’s son may redeem him, or one of his close relatives from his clan may redeem him; or if his hand prospers, he may redeem himself.

50 · This verse (above)

51If many years still remain, according to them he shall pay back the price of his redemption from the silver he was bought for.

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