Leviticus 25:26
24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
28 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,
- KJV
- And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
- WEB
- If a man has no one to redeem it, and he becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it,
- ASV
- And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and find sufficient to redeem it;
- DARBY
- And if the man have no one having right of redemption, and his hand have acquired and found what sufficeth for its redemption,
- BLB
- And if the man, there is unto him no one to redeem [it], and he has found his own hand has attained sufficiency [for] its redemption,
- ÅB
- Og om en ikke har noen løser, men selv får råd til det og kommer til å eie det som skal til for å innløse det,
- OTB
- Hvis det ikke er noen til å innløse det for dem, men de senere blir velstående og skaffer seg nok midler til å innløse det selv,
- B1930
- Og om en ikke har nogen løser, men selv får råd til det og kommer til å eie det som skal til for å innløse det,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 5:7
And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
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