Leviticus 25:33
If 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.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And if a man purchase of the vites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubi: for the houses of the cities of the vites are their possession among the children of Israel.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And if a man purchases from the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of Jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And if one of the Levites{H3881} redeem,{H1350} then the house{H1004} that was sold,{H4465} and the city{H5892} of his possession,{H272} shall go out{H3318} in the jubilee;{H3104} for the houses{H1004} of the cities{H5892} of the Levites{H3881} are their possession{H272} among{H8432} the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And if a man purchase{H1350}{(H8799)} of the Levites{H3881}, then the house{H1004} that was sold{H4465}, and the city{H5892} of his possession{H272}, shall go out{H3318}{(H8804)} in the year of jubile{H3104}: for the houses{H1004} of the cities{H5892} of the Levites{H3881} are their possession{H272} among{H8432} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And yf a man purchace ought of the leuytes: whether it be house or citie that they possesse, the bargayne shall goo out in the tropet yere. for the housses of the cyties of the leuites are their possessions amonge the childern of Israel.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so purchaceth ought of the Leuites, shal leaue it in the yeare of Iubilye, whether it be house or cite that he hath had in possession. For the houses in the cities of the Leuites are their possession amonge the children of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And if a man purchase of the Leuites, the house that was solde, and the citie of their possession shall goe out in the Iubile: for the houses of the cities of the Leuites are their possession among the children of Israel.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And yf a man purchase of the Leuites, the house that was solde, and the citie of their possession, shall go out in the yere of Iubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Leuites, are their possession among the children of Israel.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in [the year of] jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites [are] their possession among the children of Israel.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The Levites may redeem the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, and it shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
as to him who redeemeth from the Levites, both the sale of a house and the city of his possession have gone out in the jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession in the midst of the sons of Israel.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And if a Levite does not give money to get back his property, his house in the town which was exchanged for money will come back to him in the year of Jubilee. For the houses of the towns of the Levites are their property among the children of Israel.
World English Bible (2000)
The Levites may redeem the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, and it shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Whatever someone among the Levites might redeem– the sale of a house which is his property in a city– must revert in the jubilee, because the houses of the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.
Referenced Verses
- Num 18:20-24 : 20 The LORD said to Aaron: You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and inheritance among the Israelites. 21 To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting. 22 From now on, the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and die. 23 The Levites shall perform the duties of the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for their sins. This is a perpetual ordinance for your generations, but they shall not have any inheritance among the Israelites. 24 For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.
- Deut 18:1-2 : 1 The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD and His allotted inheritance. 2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Lev 25:23-3210 verses88%
23 The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine; you are only foreigners and residents with me.
24 In every part of the land that you own, you must provide for the redemption of the land.
25 If 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.
26 But if a man has no one to redeem it for him, and later he prospers and finds enough to redeem it,
27 he shall calculate the years since its sale, refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property.
28 But 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.
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.
30 But 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.
31 But 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.
32 As for the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities they possess have a permanent right of redemption for the Levites.
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34 But the fields of the pastureland belonging to their cities must not be sold, for they are their permanent possession.
- Lev 25:12-132 verses78%
12 For it is a Jubilee and it shall be holy to you; you may eat only what the fields produce naturally.
13 In this year of Jubilee, everyone shall return to their property.
- Lev 27:17-248 verses78%
17 If they dedicate their field during the Year of Jubilee, the valuation will stand as it is.
18 But 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.
19 If 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.
20 If they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can no longer be redeemed.
21 When 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.
22 If someone dedicates a field they purchased, one that is not part of their ancestral inheritance, to the LORD,
23 the 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.
24 In 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 25:47-548 verses77%
47 If 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,
48 they retain the right of redemption after they have sold themselves. One of their relatives may redeem them.
49 An uncle or a cousin may redeem them, or any close relative from their family may redeem them. If they prosper, they may redeem themselves.
50 They 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.
51 If there are still many years until the Jubilee, they must pay the price of their redemption in proportion to the years remaining.
52 If only a few years remain until the Jubilee, they are to calculate this and pay for their redemption accordingly.
53 They are to be treated as a yearly hired worker while with their buyer, and they must not be ruled over harshly in your sight.
54 If they are not redeemed in any of these ways, they and their children are to be released in the Year of Jubilee.
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15 If the one who consecrated it wishes to redeem their house, they must add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall become theirs.
- Num 35:2-32 verses74%
2 Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from their inheritance, and give them pasture lands around the cities.
3 The cities will be places for them to live, and the pasture lands will be for their livestock, their property, and all their animals.
- Lev 25:15-162 verses74%
15 You 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.
16 The 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.
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10 You 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.
- Lev 25:40-412 verses72%
40 They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
41 Then they and their children are to be released, and they will return to their own family and to the property of their ancestors.
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45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your land, and they will become your property.
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4 'And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are married and will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.'
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3 So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.
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5 An area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, who serve in the temple. It will be their possession, including twenty chambers.
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27 And do not neglect the Levite living in your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.
- Lev 27:27-282 verses71%
27 If 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.
28 Anything 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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13 If the owner wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value.
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15 For 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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8 The cities you give from the inheritance of the Israelites shall be proportionate: from larger tribes give more, and from smaller tribes give less. Each tribe shall give cities to the Levites in accordance with the inheritance it receives.
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11 If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, and they shall possess it. This shall be a legal statute for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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17 If he gives a gift of part of his inheritance to one of his servants, it will only belong to the servant until the year of release. After that, it will revert to the prince. His inheritance is for his sons alone; it belongs to them.
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12 If 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.