Leviticus 25:31
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.
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.
32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
33 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.
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
- But houses in villages with no walls around them are to be considered as open fields. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.
- KJV
- But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.
- WEB
- But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be accounted for with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.
- ASV
- But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.
- DARBY
- But the houses in villages that have no wall round about them shall be reckoned as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.
- BLB
- And the houses of the villages that have no wall around them, as the fields of the country, shall be counted redeemed; and they may be unto it; they shall be released in the Jubilee.
- ÅB
- Men husene i småbyer som ikke har murer omkring, skal regnes like med jordene på landet; de skal kunne innløses, og i jubelåret skal de gis fri.
- OTB
- Men hus i landsbyer uten murer rundt dem skal betraktes som en del av det åpne landet. De kan innløses, og de skal returneres i jubelåret.
- B1930
- Men husene i småbyer som ikke har murer omkring, skal regnes like med jordene på landet; de skal kunne innløses, og i jubelåret skal de gis fri.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 49:7–8
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
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