Leviticus 25:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 25:23

21 Then I will ^acommand My blessing on you in the ^bsixth year, and it will bring forth produce enough for three years.

22 ^aAnd you shall sow in the eighth year, and eat ^bold produce until the ninth year; until its produce comes in, you shall eat of the old harvest.

Redemption of Property

23 ‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for ^athe land is Mine; for you are ^bstrangers and sojourners with Me.

24 And in all the land of your possession you shall grant redemption of the land.

25 ^a‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, and if ^bhis redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold.

26 Or if the man has no one to redeem it, but he himself becomes able to redeem it,

27 then ^alet him count the years since its sale, and restore the remainder to the man to whom he sold it, that he may return to his possession.

28 But if he is not able to have it restored to himself, then what was sold shall remain in the hand of him who bought it until the Year of Jubilee; ^aand in the Jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his possession.

29 ‘If a man sells a house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year he may redeem it.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 25:23

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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;

New English Translation
The land must not be sold without reclaim¹ because the land belongs to me, for you are foreigners and residents with me.²

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