Verse 32

Leviticus 25:32

World English Bible, British Edition

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32 “‘Nevertheless, in the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem the houses in the cities of their possession at any time.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/עָרֵי֙ הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם בָּתֵּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אֲחֻזָּתָ֑/ם גְּאֻלַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַ/לְוִיִּֽם

English Translation

And the cities of the Levites in the territories of their possession shall have an everlasting redemption for the Levites.

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Chapter 25 Context

1 The LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai, Focus ↗

2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land which I give you, then... Focus ↗

3 You shall sow your field six years, and you shall prune your vineyard six years, and gather in its f... Focus ↗

4 but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the LORD.... Focus ↗

5 What grows of itself in your harvest you shall not reap, and you shall not gather the grapes of your... Focus ↗

6 The Sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for yourself, for your servant, for your maid, fo... Focus ↗

7 For your livestock also, and for the animals that are in your land, shall all its increase be for fo... Focus ↗

8 “‘You shall count off seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years; and there shall be to you th... Focus ↗

9 Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement... Focus ↗

10 You shall make the fiftieth year holy, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitan... Focus ↗

11 That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee to you. In it you shall not sow, neither reap that which grows... Focus ↗

12 For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat of its increase out of the field. Focus ↗

13 “‘In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property. Focus ↗

14 “‘If you sell anything to your neighbour, or buy from your neighbour, you shall not wrong one anothe... Focus ↗

15 According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbour. According to t... Focus ↗

16 According to the length of the years you shall increase its price, and according to the shortness of... Focus ↗

17 You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God (Elohim); for I am the LORD your God (E... Focus ↗

18 “‘Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and do them; and you shall dwell in the... Focus ↗

19 The land shall yield its fruit, and you shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. Focus ↗

20 If you said, “What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increa... Focus ↗

21 then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bear fruit for the three year... Focus ↗

22 You shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits from the old store until the ninth year. Until... Focus ↗

23 “‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as... Focus ↗

24 In all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land. Focus ↗

25 “‘If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to h... Focus ↗

26 If a man has no one to redeem it, and he becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it, Focus ↗

27 then let him reckon the years since its sale, and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it;... Focus ↗

28 But if he isn’t able to get it back for himself, then what he has sold shall remain in the hand of h... Focus ↗

29 “‘If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after... Focus ↗

30 If it isn’t redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shal... Focus ↗

31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be accounted for with the fields... Focus ↗

32 “‘Nevertheless, in the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem the houses in the cities of the...

33 The Levites may redeem the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, and it shall be rele... Focus ↗

34 But the field of the pasture lands of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual posses... Focus ↗

35 “‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself amongst you, then you shall up... Focus ↗

36 Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God (Elohim), that your brother may live amongst... Focus ↗

37 You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. Focus ↗

38 I am the LORD your God (Elohim), who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of C... Focus ↗

39 “‘If your brother has grown poor amongst you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to se... Focus ↗

40 As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until... Focus ↗

41 Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and... Focus ↗

42 For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as slaves. Focus ↗

43 You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God (Elohim). Focus ↗

44 “‘As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have from the nations that are around you, f... Focus ↗

45 Moreover, of the children of the aliens who live amongst you, of them you may buy, and of their fami... Focus ↗

46 You may make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession. Of them you... Focus ↗

47 “‘If an alien or temporary resident with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poo... Focus ↗

48 after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him; Focus ↗

49 or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his famil... Focus ↗

50 He shall reckon with him who bought him from the year that he sold himself to him to the Year of Jub... Focus ↗

51 If there are yet many years, according to them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of... Focus ↗

52 If there remain but a few years to the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according to... Focus ↗

53 As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him. He shall not rule with harshness over him in y... Focus ↗

54 If he isn’t redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee: he and his ch... Focus ↗

55 For to me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought out of the land o... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Leviticus
Chapter: Chapter 25 (55 verses)
Version: World English Bible, British Edition

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