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Leviticus 25:28

26 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.

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.

29 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.

30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.

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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.

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BSB
But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee, however, it is to be released, so that he may return to his property.
KJV
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.
WEB
But if he isn’t able to get it back for himself, then what he has sold shall remain in the hand of him who has bought it until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property.
ASV
But if he be not able to get it back for himself, then that which he hath sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
DARBY
And if his hand have not found what sufficeth for him to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of the purchaser, until the year of jubilee; and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
BLB
But if his hand has not found sufficiency to have [it] restored to himself, then what was sold shall remain in the hand of him who bought it until the Year of the Jubilee. And it shall be released in the Jubilee, and he shall return to his possession.
ÅB
Men dersom han ikke har nok til å betale ham med, da skal det han har solgt, bli i dens eie som kjøpte det, helt til jubelåret; men i jubelåret skal det gis fritt, så han kommer til sin jordeiendom igjen.
OTB
Men hvis de ikke skaffer seg midler til å betale tilbake, skal det som ble solgt forbli hos kjøperen til jubelåret. Det skal returneres i jubelåret, og de kan da vende tilbake til sin eiendom.
B1930
Men dersom han ikke har nok til å betale ham med, da skal det han har solgt, bli i dens eie som kjøpte det, helt til jubelåret; men i jubelåret skal det gis fritt, så han kommer til sin jordeiendom igjen.

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Cross references

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

    But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

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  • Jeremiah 32:15

    For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

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  • Leviticus 25:10

    And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

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  • Isaiah 35:9–10

    No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:52–54

    In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

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  • 1 Peter 1:4–5

    To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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  • Leviticus 25:13

    In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

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