Leviticus 25:29
If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains the right of redemption for a full year after its sale; his right of redemption shall last a year.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a wald city, then he may redeem it within a who year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Yf a man sell a dwellynge house in a walled cytie he maye bye it out agayne any tyme withi a hole yere after it is solde: and that shalbe the space in which he maye redeme it agayne.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
He that selleth a dwellinge house within the walles of the cite, hath an whole yeare respyte to lowse it out agayne: that shall be the tyme, wherin he maye redeme it.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Likewise if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled citie, he may bye it out againe within a whole yeere after it is solde: within a yeere may he bye it out.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And yf a man sell a dwellyng house in a walled citie, he may bye it out agayne within a whole yere after it is solde: within a yere may he redeeme it.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; [within] a full year may he redeem it.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"'If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it has been sold. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And when a man selleth a dwelling-house `in' a walled city, then hath his right of redemption been until the completion of a year from its selling; days -- is his right of redemption;
American Standard Version (1901)
And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And if a man gives his house in a walled town for money, he has the right to get it back for the space of a full year after he has given it up.
World English Bible (2000)
"'If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it has been sold. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Release of Houses“‘If a man sells a residential house in a walled city, its right of redemption must extend until one full year from its sale; its right of redemption must extend to a full calendar year.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Lev 25:30-345 verses92%
30But if it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, the house in the walled city will become permanently the property of the buyer and their descendants; it will not be released in the Jubilee.
31But houses in villages without walls around them are to be considered as open country. They can be redeemed, and they must be released in the Jubilee.
32As for the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities they possess have a permanent right of redemption for the Levites.
33If anyone redeems property from the Levites, the property that was sold in the city they possess must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.
34But the fields of the pastureland belonging to their cities must not be sold, for they are their permanent possession.
- Lev 25:23-286 verses85%
23The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine; you are only foreigners and residents with me.
24In every part of the land that you own, you must provide for the redemption of the land.
25If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.
26But if a man has no one to redeem it for him, and later he prospers and finds enough to redeem it,
27he shall calculate the years since its sale, refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property.
28But if he cannot afford to repay, what he sold will remain with the buyer until the Year of Jubilee; in the Jubilee it will be released, and he will return to his property.
- Lev 25:47-548 verses79%
47If a foreigner residing among you becomes rich and any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to the foreigner or to a member of the foreigner’s clan,
48they retain the right of redemption after they have sold themselves. One of their relatives may redeem them.
49An uncle or a cousin may redeem them, or any close relative from their family may redeem them. If they prosper, they may redeem themselves.
50They and their buyer are to calculate the time from the year they were sold to the Year of Jubilee. The price of their release shall be based on the number of years, like the wages of a hired worker.
51If there are still many years until the Jubilee, they must pay the price of their redemption in proportion to the years remaining.
52If only a few years remain until the Jubilee, they are to calculate this and pay for their redemption accordingly.
53They are to be treated as a yearly hired worker while with their buyer, and they must not be ruled over harshly in your sight.
54If they are not redeemed in any of these ways, they and their children are to be released in the Year of Jubilee.
- Lev 27:17-248 verses77%
17If they dedicate their field during the Year of Jubilee, the valuation will stand as it is.
18But if they dedicate their field after the Jubilee, the priest will calculate the value based on the number of years left until the next Jubilee, and a reduction will be made from the original valuation.
19If the person who dedicated the field wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to the valuation price, and the field will be theirs again.
20If they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can no longer be redeemed.
21When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy to the LORD, like a field devoted to Him. It will belong to the priest as their possession.
22If someone dedicates a field they purchased, one that is not part of their ancestral inheritance, to the LORD,
23the priest will calculate its value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the person must pay the value on that day. It will be holy to the LORD.
24In the Year of Jubilee, the field will return to the original owner from whom it was purchased, the one who holds it as their ancestral inheritance.
- Lev 27:13-153 verses77%
13If the owner wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value.
14If someone consecrates their house as holy to the LORD, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; whatever value the priest assigns, so it shall remain.
15If the one who consecrated it wishes to redeem their house, they must add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall become theirs.
- Lev 25:13-164 verses75%
13In this year of Jubilee, everyone shall return to their property.
14If you sell land to your neighbor or buy land from your neighbor, do not take advantage of one another.
15You are to buy from your neighbor based on the number of years since the Jubilee, and they are to sell to you according to the number of harvest years.
16The more years there are, the higher you may increase the price, and the fewer years there are, the lower you shall reduce the price, because what they are really selling to you is the number of harvests.
- Lev 25:39-413 verses70%
39If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves.
40They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
41Then they and their children are to be released, and they will return to their own family and to the property of their ancestors.
- Lev 27:27-282 verses70%
27If it is an unclean animal, it may be redeemed according to its valuation by adding a fifth of its value, or if not redeemed, it must be sold at its valuation.
28Anything that is devoted to the LORD, whether a person, an animal, or a field from one's possession, cannot be sold or redeemed; everything devoted is most holy to the LORD.
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10You shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you, and every one of you shall return to your property and to your family.
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31If anyone wishes to redeem any part of their tithe, they must add a fifth of its value to it.
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13The seller will not recover what was sold as long as both of them live, because the vision concerning the whole crowd will not be reversed. Because of their sins, not one of them will preserve their life.
- Deut 15:1-22 verses68%
1At the end of seven years, you shall institute a release.
2This is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall release what they have lent to their neighbor. They shall not demand payment from their neighbor or their relative, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.
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12If your brother, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year, you must set them free.
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28The one who caused the death must remain in the city of refuge until the high priest dies; only after the death of the high priest may they return to their own property.
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4I thought I should bring it to your attention and say, 'Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, do so. But if you will not, let me know, so that I will know, because you are the only one with the right to redeem it, and I am next in line.' The man said, 'I will redeem it.'
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15For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.
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2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he shall go free, without any payment.
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32Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing them to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest.