Leviticus 25:23

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Leviticus 25:23

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land [is] mine; for ye [are] strangers and sojourners with me.

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WEB

World English Bible

“‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Leviticus 25

²¹ But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.

²² While you are sowing in the eighth year, you will be eating from the previous harvest, until the ninth year’s harvest comes in.

²³ The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.

²⁴ Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land.

²⁵ If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

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