37 The term rendered “without reclaim” means that the land has been bought for the full price and is, therefore, not subject to reclaim under any circumstances. This was not to be done with land in ancient Israel (contrast the final full sale of houses in v. 30; see the evidence cited in B. A. Levine, Leviticus [], ).
38 That is, the Israelites were strangers and residents who were attached to the Lord’s household. They did not own the land. Note the parallel to the “priest’s lodger” in Lev 22:10.

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“The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me.

“ ‘The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.

“The land is not to be permanently sold because it is mine, and you are only aliens and temporary residents on my land.

“The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.

“ ‘But the land must not be sold in perpetuity, because the land is mine, because you are aliens and temporary residents with me.

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

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