Leviticus 25:14
12 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:
16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.
- KJV
- And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
- WEB
- “‘If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.
- ASV
- And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor`s hand, ye shall not wrong one another.
- DARBY
- And if ye sell ought unto your neighbour, or buy of your neighbour's hand, ye shall not overreach one another.
- BLB
- And if you⁺ sell anything to your neighbor or buy from the hand of your neighbor, you⁺ shall not oppress one another.
- ÅB
- Når du selger noe til din neste, eller du kjøper noe av din neste, da skal dere ikke gjøre hverandre urett.
- OTB
- "'Hvis du selger land til noen av ditt eget folk eller kjøper land fra dem, skal dere ikke utnytte hverandre.
- B1930
- Når du selger noget til din næste, eller du kjøper noget av din næste, da skal I ikke gjøre hverandre urett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 19:13
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Read in contextLeviticus 25:17
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextAmos 5:11–12
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:6
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Read in contextEzekiel 22:7
In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
Read in context1 Samuel 12:3–4
Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
Read in contextMicah 2:2–3
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Read in contextMicah 6:10–12
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
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