* A jubilee.
Respecting the literal meaning of the word [ywbl,] {yobel,}
or {yovel,} critics are not agreed. The most natural
derivation of the word seems to be from [hwbyl,] {hovil,}
the {Hiphil} form of [ybl,] {yaval,} to recall,
restore, or bring back, because this year restored all slaves
to their liberty, and brought back all alienated estates to
their primitive owners. Accordingly the LXX. render it here
[aphesis,] a "remission"; and Josephus says it signifies
[eleutherian,] liberty.
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* ye shall.
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