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After all, the houses in the towns reserved for the Levites are the only property they own in all Israel. <a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a> And if one of the Levites exercises his right of redemption, then the house that was sold in a city they possess shall be released in the jubilee. For the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the people of Israel. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a> And if a man purchases a house from the Levites, then the house that was sold in the city of his possession shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> What, therefore, belongs to the Levites may be redeemed, and a house sale in the city of this possession reverts in the jubilee, because the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216What, therefore, belongs to the Levites may be redeemed and a house sale in the city of this possession reverts in the jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘What, therefore, belongs to the Levites may be redeemed and a house sale in the city of this possession reverts in the jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the sons of Israel. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> What, therefore, belongs to the Levites may be redeemed, and a house sale in the city of their possession reverts in the jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the sons of Israel. <a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, what is [purchased] from the Levites may be redeemed [by a Levite], and the house that was sold in the city they possess reverts in the Year of Jubilee, for the houses in the Levite cities are their [ancestral] property among the Israelites. <a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Whatever property one of the Levites can redeem —a house sold in a city they possess—is to be released at the Jubilee, because the houses in the Levitical cities are their possession among the Israelites. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Whatever property one of the Levites can redeem—a house sold in a city they possess—must be released at the Jubilee, because the houses in the Levitical cities are their possession among the Israelites. <a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. <a href="/cev/leviticus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And any houses that they do not buy back will be returned to them in the Year of Celebration, because these homes are their permanent property among the people of Israel. <a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If any Levite buys back [a house], in the jubilee the purchased house in the city will be released, because the houses in the Levite cities are their property among the Israelites. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> If a house in one of these cities is sold by a Levite and is not bought back, it must be returned in the Year of Restoration, because the houses which the Levites own in their cities are their permanent property among the people of Israel. <a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> If someone from the descendants of Levi redeems the houses in the cities that they own, they are to be returned in the jubilee, because the houses of the cities of the descendants of Levi are to remain their property among the Israelis. <a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed?a house sold in a city they possess?and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. <a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a> Whatever someone among the Levites might redeem--the sale of a house which is his property in a city--must revert in the jubilee, because the houses of the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The Levites may redeem the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, and it shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And if a man shall purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession shall go out in the year of jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. <a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a> The Levites may redeem the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, and it shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> as for him who redeems from the Levites, then the sale of a house (and [in] the city of his possession) has gone out in the Jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession in the midst of the sons of Israel. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> as to him who redeemeth from the Levites, both the sale of a house and the city of his possession have gone out in the jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession in the midst of the sons of Israel. <a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And whoever shall redeem from the Levites, and the selling of the house and the city of his possession went out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites, this their possession in the midst of the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If they be not redeemed, in the jubilee they shall all return to the owners, because the houses of the cities of the Levites are for their possessions among the children of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If they have not been redeemed, then in the Jubilee they shall return to the owners, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are for their possession among the sons of Israel. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a> As for levitical property that goes unredeemed—houses sold in cities of their possession shall be released in the jubilee; for the houses in levitical cities are their possession in the midst of the Israelites. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Such property as may be redeemed from the Levites—houses sold in a city belonging to them—shall be released in the jubilee; because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if a man purchases of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall be released in the year of jubilee; for the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possessions among the children of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he who will redeem the purchase of a Levite will bring forth from his purchase of the house and the field of his inheritance in the restoration, because the houses of the cities of Levites, those are their inheritance among the children of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold in the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. <a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if any one shall redeem a house of the Levites, then shall their sale of the houses of their possession go out in the release; because the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession in the midst of the children of Israel. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6899" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">The Law of Redemption</a> …32As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. 33<a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">So whatever</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">belongs to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: yiḡ·’al (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">may be redeemed—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ba·yiṯ (N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4465.htm" title="4465: mim·kar- (N-msc) -- A sale, ware. From makar; merchandise; abstractly, a selling.">sold</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘îr (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in a city</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">they possess—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and must be released</a> <a href="/hebrew/3104.htm" title="3104: bay·yō·ḇêl (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument). ">in the Jubilee,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇāt·tê (N-mpc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">of the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">are their possession</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> 34But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Numbers 35:2-8</a> “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. / The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock. / The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side. ... <a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-3</a> Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance: <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Ezekiel 48:14</a> They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD. <a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-60</a> Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ... <a href="/nehemiah/11-3.htm">Nehemiah 11:3</a> These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants— <a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a> The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them. <a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a> Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ... <a href="/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3-4</a> For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. / The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. <a href="/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28</a> In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a> There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. / Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), ... <a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a> Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. <a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a> And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. <a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a> “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.” <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a> Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.a man purchase of the Levites.<a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm">Leviticus 25:28</a> 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.for the houses<a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a> And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel… <a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1,2</a> The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Cities</a> <a 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href="/leviticus/25-48.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/job/33-28.htm">Redeemeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-48.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-41.htm">Released</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Reverts</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-48.htm">Right</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-42.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Year</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 25</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/25-1.htm">the Sabbath of the seventh year</a> 8. <a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">The jubilee in the fiftieth year</a> 14. <a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Of oppression</a> 18. <a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">A blessing of obedience</a> 23. <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">The redemption of land</a> 29. <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Of houses</a> 35. <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Compassion to the poor</a> 39. <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">The usage of bondmen</a> 47. <a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">The redemption of servants</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed The Levites, set apart for religious duties, did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes. Instead, they were given cities and surrounding pasturelands (<a href="/numbers/35.htm">Numbers 35:1-8</a>). This provision allowed them to redeem property, ensuring their sustenance and ability to serve in their priestly roles. The concept of redemption here reflects God's provision and care for those dedicated to His service, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the Levitical priesthood.a house sold in a city they possess The Levites were granted specific cities within the territories of other tribes. These cities were strategically located to allow the Levites to minister throughout Israel. The sale of a house within these cities was not permanent, highlighting the temporary nature of earthly possessions and the enduring nature of God's promises. This arrangement ensured that the Levites could continue their religious duties without being permanently dispossessed.and must be released in the Jubilee The Year of Jubilee, occurring every 50th year, was a time of liberation and restoration (<a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Leviticus 25:8-17</a>). It symbolized God's mercy and the resetting of social and economic structures. For the Levites, the Jubilee ensured that their properties would return to them, maintaining their ability to serve God and the community. This reflects the biblical theme of redemption and restoration, pointing to the ultimate redemption found in Christ.because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites The Levites' possession of these houses was unique, as they did not own land like the other tribes. This arrangement underscored their special role and dependence on God and the community for their livelihood. It also served as a reminder to the Israelites of the Levites' spiritual leadership and the importance of supporting those who minister in God's name. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to support those who labor in teaching and preaching (<a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">1 Timothy 5:17-18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a> A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties and service in the Tabernacle and later the Temple. They did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but were given cities to live in. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jubilee.htm">Jubilee</a> A special year of release occurring every 50th year, where debts were forgiven, slaves were freed, and land was returned to its original owners. It was a time of restoration and freedom. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel, who were God's chosen people and the recipients of the Law given through Moses. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cities_of_the_levites.htm">Cities of the Levites</a> Specific cities allocated to the Levites throughout the land of Israel, where they lived and served the community. 5. <a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption</a> The act of buying back or reclaiming something that was sold, particularly in the context of property or land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_redemption.htm">The Importance of Redemption</a> The concept of redemption in <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33</a> underscores God's provision for restoration and the reclaiming of what was lost. It reflects the broader biblical theme of redemption through Christ, who redeems us from sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_levites.htm">The Role of the Levites</a> The Levites' unique position without a territorial inheritance teaches us about reliance on God and serving Him with our lives. It challenges us to consider how we prioritize spiritual over material inheritance. <a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_jubilee.htm">The Principle of Jubilee</a> The Jubilee year serves as a powerful reminder of God's desire for justice, freedom, and restoration. It encourages us to practice forgiveness and restoration in our relationships and communities. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_ownership.htm">God's Provision and Ownership</a> The regulation that Levite properties could be redeemed and released in the Jubilee highlights God's ultimate ownership of all things. It calls us to steward our resources with the understanding that they belong to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 25</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_year_of_jubilee_signify.htm">What does the Year of Jubilee signify?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'give_it_all_away'_mean.htm">What does 'give it all away' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_land_with_israel's_claim.htm">If the land truly belongs to God (Lev 25:23), how do we reconcile this with later claims of permanent territorial inheritance for Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) And if a man purchase of the Levites.--Better, And if one of the Levites redeem it, that is, even if a Levite redeemed the house which his brother Levite was obliged to sell through poverty, the general law of house property is not to obtain even among the Levites themselves. They are to treat each other according to the law of landed property.Then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out.--Better, then the house that was sold in the city of his possession shall go out, that is, in the year of jubile the house is to revert to the vendor just as if it were landed property. Thus, for instance, the house of the Levite A, which he, out of poverty, was obliged to sell to the non-Levite B, and which was redeemed from him by a Levite C, reverts in the jubile year from the Levite C to the original Levitical proprietor A. It is, however, more than probable that the negative particle has dropped out of the text, and that the passage as it originally stood was, "And if one of the Levites doth not redeem it." That is, if he does not act the part of the nearest of kin, then the house reverts in the year of jubile to the original Levitical owner, just as landed property. The Vulg. has still the negative particle.For the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession.--As these houses were all which the Levites possessed, they were as important to them as the land was to the other tribes, hence they were to be treated legally in the same way as the soil. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So whatever וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (wa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that belongs to מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi may be redeemed— יִגְאַל֙ (yiḡ·’al) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> To redeem, act as kinsman a house בַּ֛יִת (ba·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house sold מִמְכַּר־ (mim·kar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4465.htm">Strong's 4465: </a> Merchandise, a selling in a city וְעִ֥יר (wə·‘îr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement they possess— אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ (’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> Something seized, a possession and must be released וְיָצָ֧א (wə·yā·ṣā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim in the Jubilee, בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל (bay·yō·ḇêl) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3104.htm">Strong's 3104: </a> A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument) because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the houses בָתֵּ֞י (ḇāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house in the cities עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi are their possession אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם (’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> Something seized, a possession among בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the Israelites. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-33.htm">Leviticus 25:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:33 The Levites may redeem the house that (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>