⁸“ ‘Count off seven sabbaths of years. Count off seven times seven years. The seven sabbaths of years add up to a total of 49 years. ⁹The tenth day of the seventh month is the day when sin is paid for. On that day blow the trumpet all through your land.

¹⁰“ ‘Set the 50th year apart. Announce freedom all over the land to everyone who lives there. The 50th year will be a Year of Jubilee for you. Each of you must return to your own family property. And each of you must return to your own tribe.

¹¹“ ‘The 50th year will be a Year of Jubilee for you. Do not plant anything. Do not gather what grows without being planted. And do not gather the grapes from the vines you have not taken care of. ¹²It is a Year of Jubilee. It will be holy for you. Eat only what the fields produce.

¹³“ ‘In the Year of Jubilee all of you must return to your own property.

¹⁴“ ‘Suppose you sell land to one of your own people. Or you buy land from him. Then do not take advantage of each other. ¹⁵The price you pay must be based on the number of years since the last Year of Jubilee. And the price you charge must be based on the number of years left for gathering crops before the next Year of Jubilee.

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