SEV Biblia, Chapter 25:49
o su tío, o el hijo de su tío lo rescatará, o el cercano de su carne, de su linaje, lo rescatará; o si sus medios alcanzaren, él mismo se redimirá.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 49. Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him , etc.] it is father’s brother or his father’s brother’s son, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan: or [any] that is nigh kin unto him of his family may redeem him ; from whence it appears, that it must be a near kinsman that has to be the redeemer, as in another case, the redemption of inheritances; hence the same word “goel” signifies both a redeemer and a near kinsman: or if he be able he may redeem himself ; who either has found something lost, or inherits the substance of anyone deceased, of his family, as Aben Ezra observes; that is, since he sold himself, which puts him into a capacity to redeem himself; the Targum of Jonathan adds, “or the land of the congregation;” for such a redemption was sometimes made at the expense of the public; (see Nehemiah 5:8). Baal Hatturim observes, that the words “Ben Dodo”, translated “his uncle’s son”, wanting the letter “tau” as usual, as the same letters with Ben David, which is a known name of the Messiah with the Jews, and which that author seems to have in view; and another Jewish writer expressly says, “this Redeemer is the Messiah, the son of David, of the tribe of Judah:” and indeed the whole of this case is applicable to the spiritual and eternal redemption of the people of God by Christ: they through the fall, and in a state of nature, are become poor and helpless, and in a spiritual sense have neither bread to eat, nor clothes to wear, nor money to buy either; and are in debt, owe ten thousand talents, and have nothing to pay, and so are brought into bondage to sin, Satan, and the law; nor can they redeem themselves from these by power or price; nor can a brother, or the nearest relation redeem them, or give to God a ransom for them; none but Christ could do this for them, who through his incarnation, whereby he became of the same nature, of the same flesh and blood with them, and in all things like unto them, is their “goel”, and so their Redeemer, and has obtained eternal redemption for them, not with silver and gold, but by his own precious blood.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 39-55 - A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, throug poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for son of Abraham. Masters are required to give to their servants tha which is just and equal, Col 4:1. At the year of jubilee the servan should go out free, he and his children, and should return to his ow family. This typified redemption from the service of sin and Satan, by the grace of God in Christ, whose truth makes us free, Joh 8:32. We cannot ransom our fellow-sinners, but we may point out Christ to them while by his grace our lives may adorn his gospel, express our love show our gratitude, and glorify his holy name __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
או 176 דדו 1730 או 176 בן 1121 דדו 1730 יגאלנו 1350 או 176 משׁאר 7607 בשׂרו 1320 ממשׁפחתו 4940 יגאלנו 1350 או 176 השׂיגה 5381 ידו 3027 ונגאל׃ 1350
