50. The Israelite will calculate with their owner the time from the year they were sold until the Jubilee year. The price of their release will be based on the number of years they were with the owner, as in the case of a hired laborer.
51. If there are many years left before the Jubilee, the Israelite will pay for their purchase in proportion to their purchase price.
52. If only a few years are left, they will calculate that and pay for their purchase according to the years of service.
53. Regardless, the Israelite will be to the buyer like a yearly laborer; the buyer must not harshly rule over them in your sight.
54. If the Israelite is not bought back in one of these ways, they and their children must be released in the Jubilee year
55. because the Israelites belong to me as servants. They are my servants—I brought them out of Egypt’s land; I am the Lord your God.