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Lev 25:47 — 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:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

sojourner or stranger wax rich		Heb. the hand of a stranger, etc. obtain, etc. Lev 25:26; 1Sa 2:7,8; Jam 2:5

Correlating Passages

sojourner or stranger wax rich

	Lev 25:26	And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
	1Sa 2:7	The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
	1Sa 2:8	He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
	Jam 2:5	Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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Scott, Thomas. "Leviticus 25:47," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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