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Leviticus 25:29–41

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29“If a man sells a residence in a walled city, his right of redemption will last until a year has passed after its sale; his right of redemption will last a year. 30If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its purchaser throughout his generations. It is not to be released on the Jubilee. 31But houses in villages that have no walls around them are to be classified as open fields. The right to redeem such houses stays in effect, and they are to be released at the Jubilee.

32“Concerning the Levitical cities, rthe Levites always have the right to redeem houses in the cities they possess. 33Whatever property one of the Levites can redeem s—a house sold in a city they possess—must be released at the Jubilee, because the houses in the Levitical cities are their possession among the Israelites. 34The open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for it is their permanent possession.

35“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among tyou, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you. 36Do not profit or take interest from him, ubut fear your God and let your brother live among you. 37You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit. 38I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

39“If your brother among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, vyou must not force him to do slave labor. 40Let him stay with you as a hired hand or temporary resident; he may work for you until the Year of Jubilee. 41Then he and his children are to be released from you, and he may return to his clan and his ancestral property. w

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Footnotes

  1. s25:33 Hb obscure
  2. t25:35 and his hand falters with

Cross references

  1. r25:32 Nm 35:1–8; Dt 18:1–2; 19:2–9; Jos 21; 1Ch 6:54–81
  2. u25:36 Ex 22:25; Dt 23:19–20; Ezk 22:12
  3. v25:39 2Kg 4:1; Neh 5:5; Is 50:1; Mt 18:25
  4. w25:41 Ex 21:3–6