³⁰“ ‘But suppose he does not buy it back before the full year has passed. Then the house in the walled city will continue to belong to the buyer and his children after him. It will not be returned to the seller in the Year of Jubilee.

³¹“ ‘But houses in villages that do not have walls around them must be treated like property outside walled cities. Those houses can be bought back at any time. And they must be returned in the Year of Jubilee.

³²“ ‘The Levites always have the right to buy back their houses in the towns that belong to them. ³³So their property among the people of Israel can be bought back. That applies to a house that is sold in any of their towns. Any house that is sold must be returned to its original owner in the Year of Jubilee. That is because the houses of the Levites will always belong to them.

³⁴“ ‘But the grasslands around their towns must never be sold. They will belong to them for all time to come.

³⁵“ ‘Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose he can’t take care of himself. Then help him just as you would help an outsider or someone who is living among you for a while. In that way, the man who is poor can continue to live among you.

³⁶“ ‘Do not charge him interest of any kind. Instead, have respect for me. Then the man who has become poor can continue to live among you. ³⁷If you lend him money, you must not charge him interest. And you must not sell him food for more than it cost you.

³⁸“ ‘I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I did it to give you the land of Canaan. I wanted to be your God.

³⁹“ ‘Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose he sells himself to you. Then do not make him work as a slave. ⁴⁰You must treat him like a hired worker. Or you must treat him like someone who is living among you for a while.

“ ‘He must work for you until the Year of Jubilee. ⁴¹Then he and his children must be set free. He will go back to his own tribe. He will go back to the property his people have always owned.

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