“Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.”
An uncle or a cousin or any blood relative in their clan may redeem them. Or if they prosper, they may redeem themselves. The kinsman-redeemer's expanded range for the person sold to a foreigner: uncle, cousin, or any blood relative with the means. The self-redemption option (if the sold person prospers while in service) also applies. The comprehensive redemption options — relative or self — ensure that the Israelite sold to a foreigner has multiple paths to freedom before the Jubilee.
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