Verse Comparison: Leviticus 25:23
American Standard Version
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Amplified® Bible
The land shall not be sold into perpetual ownership, for the land is Mine; you are [only] strangers and temporary residents with Me.
Contemporary English Version
No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me--it isn't your land, and you only live there for a little while.
Darby English Version
And the land shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Good News Bible
Your land must not be sold on a permanent basis, because you do not own it; it belongs to God, and you are like foreigners who are allowed to make use of it.
King James Version
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
New American Standard Bible
`The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are {but} aliens and sojourners with Me.
New International Version
" 'The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants.
New King James Version
‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'The land, moreover, shall not remain sold permanently, for the land belongs to Me; for you remain but aliens and sojourners with Me.
Revised Standard Version
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with me.
Young's Literal Translation
`And the land is not sold -- to extinction, for the land `is' Mine, for sojourners and settlers `are' ye with Me;