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The Book of Leviticus, Chapter 25, Verse 48

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47
And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother [that dwelleth] by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger [or] sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
King James Version
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
American Standard Version
after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;
New English Translation
after he has sold himself he retains a right of redemption. One of his brothers may redeem him,
World English Bible
after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him;
49
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.
50
And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
51
If [there be] yet many years [behind], according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
52
And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, [and] according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.
53
[And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: [and the other] shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
54
And if he be not redeemed in these [years], then he shall go out in the year of jubile, [both] he, and his children with him.
55
For unto me the children of Israel [are] servants; they [are] my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.
1
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God.
2
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I [am] the LORD.
3
If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;