Sell Oneself נִמְכַּ֗ר

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Sep 1, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty-five of Leviticus with our word for today. נִמְכַּ֗ר sell oneself. It is used 3 times in the Old Testament. The basic tense of the root word is מָכַר sell, betray to others, sell off, be sold. It is used 79 times in the Old Testament. Our word is in the Nif’al tense which shows reflexive action so sell becomes sell oneself. Let’s look at our uses. We see it in the context of a thief who cannot make restitution for his crime. Exodus 22:1-3 If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. If a…