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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217In this Year of Jubilee everyone is to return to their own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In the Year of Jubilee each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“In this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘On this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216On this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘On this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘On this year of jubilee, each of you shall return to his own possession <i>of land</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his own [ancestral] property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“In this Year of Jubilee, each of you will return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this Year of Jubilee, each of you will return to his property. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />During this year, all property must go back to its original owner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In this year of jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"In this jubilee year every slave will be freed in order to return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In this year all property that has been sold shall be restored to its original owner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"During this year of jubilee, each person is to return to his own land that he has inherited. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'In this year of jubilee you must each return to your property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the year of this jubilee ye shall return every man to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you return each to his possession in this Year of the Jubilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in the year of this jubilee ye turn back each unto his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the year of this jubilee ye shall turn back each to his possession.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the year of the jubilee all shall return to their possessions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the year of the Jubilee, all shall return to their possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In this year of jubilee, then, each of you shall return to your own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In this year of jubilee you shall return, every one of you, to your property.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In this year of jubilee you shall return every man to his own possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In this year of restoration also return a man to his inheritance.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the year of the release <i>even</i> the jubilee of it, shall <i>each</i> one return to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6728" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Return of Property</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">In this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">Year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3104.htm" title="3104: hay·yō·w·ḇêl (Art:: N-ms) -- A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument). ">of Jubilee,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: tā·šu·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">of you shall return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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.">his own property.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a></span><br />So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-24.htm">Leviticus 27:24</a></span><br />In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Numbers 36:4</a></span><br />And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-17.htm">Ezekiel 46:17</a></span><br />But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Jeremiah 34:8-17</a></span><br />After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">Nehemiah 5:1-13</a></span><br />About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">Deuteronomy 15:1-2</a></span><br />At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. / This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">Deuteronomy 15:12-15</a></span><br />If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free. / And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. / You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-27.htm">Matthew 18:27</a></span><br />His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a></span><br />It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a></span><br />that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the year of this jubilee you shall return every man to his possession.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a></b></br> And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout <i>all</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Leviticus 27:17-24</a></b></br> If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Numbers 36:4</a></b></br> And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-11.htm">Jubilee</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Property</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Jubilee</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-24.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-24.htm">Property</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-41.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-1.htm">the Sabbath of the seventh year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">The jubilee in the fiftieth year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Of oppression</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">A blessing of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">The redemption of land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Of houses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Compassion to the poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">The usage of bondmen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">The redemption of servants</a></span><br></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'; 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It was a unique institution in the Mosaic Law, emphasizing God's sovereignty over the land and His provision for His people. The Jubilee year followed seven cycles of seven years, with the 50th year being a time of rest and release. This concept is rooted in the idea of Sabbath rest, extending the principle of the weekly Sabbath to a larger societal scale. The Jubilee served as a reminder that the land ultimately belonged to God, and the Israelites were merely stewards of His creation. This year was marked by the blowing of the ram's horn on the Day of Atonement, symbolizing freedom and new beginnings.<p><b>each of you shall return</b><br>The command for each person to return highlights the restoration of familial and tribal lands. This return was not just a physical relocation but a restoration of social and economic order. It ensured that no family would permanently lose their inheritance due to poverty or misfortune. This principle reinforced the importance of family and tribal identity within Israelite society. It also served as a safeguard against the accumulation of wealth and power in the hands of a few, promoting equality and justice. The return can be seen as a type of spiritual renewal, pointing to the ultimate restoration and reconciliation found in Christ.<p><b>to his own property</b><br>The phrase "his own property" underscores the significance of land inheritance in Israel. Each tribe and family was allotted specific portions of land when they entered the Promised Land, as detailed in the book of Joshua. This land was a tangible sign of God's promise and blessing to His people. The return to one's property during the Jubilee year was a restoration of this divine gift. It also foreshadows the eternal inheritance believers have in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a>, where an imperishable, undefiled, and unfading inheritance is promised. The Jubilee year, therefore, serves as a prophetic picture of the ultimate redemption and restoration that will occur in the new heavens and new earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the instructions for the Year of Jubilee.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God to whom the laws of Leviticus were given, including the command to observe the Year of Jubilee.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/y/year_of_jubilee.htm">Year of Jubilee</a></b><br>A special year occurring every 50th year, during which slaves were freed, debts were forgiven, and land was returned to its original owners.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and where these laws were to be observed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate lawgiver who established the Year of Jubilee as a means of ensuring justice, mercy, and restoration among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_redemption.htm">Restoration and Redemption</a></b><br>The Year of Jubilee symbolizes God's desire for restoration and redemption. It reminds us of the importance of forgiving debts and restoring relationships in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_ownership.htm">God's Ownership</a></b><br>The return of property during the Jubilee underscores the belief that God is the ultimate owner of all things. We are stewards of His creation, and this should influence how we manage our resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice.htm">Social Justice</a></b><br>The Jubilee laws promote social justice by preventing the permanent disenfranchisement of individuals and families. Christians are called to advocate for justice and equity in society.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_freedom.htm">Spiritual Freedom</a></b><br>The Jubilee foreshadows the spiritual freedom found in Christ. Believers are called to live in the freedom from sin and bondage that Jesus provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_renewal.htm">Hope and Renewal</a></b><br>The Jubilee offers hope for renewal and a fresh start. In Christ, we have the promise of new beginnings and eternal restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_2017_jubilee_event.htm">What is the Jubilee celebration in 2017?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_year_of_jubilee_signify.htm">What does the Year of Jubilee signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israel_observing_jubilee.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence showing that ancient Israel consistently observed the Year of Jubilee (Lev 25)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_nearby_cultures_record_jubilees.htm">Why do other civilizations around Israel not record similar extended fallow periods or Jubilees, if this commandment (Lev 25) was practiced widely?</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>(13) <span class= "bld">Ye shall return every man unto his possession.</span>--In the year of jubile every man is to be restored to his landed property, whether he had disposed of it by sale or by gift.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 13-17.</span> - The Israelites were only tenants of God. They might regard themselves as owners for fifty years, but at the end of every fifty years the land was to come back to him to whom the Lord had assigned it, or to his representative. It might be bought and sold on that understanding, the value of the purchase being four. d by reckoning the price of the harvests up to the next jubilee day; but in this period only "the years of the fruits" were to be counted, that is, the sabbatical years, in which there would be no harvests, were to be deducted. <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall not therefore oppress (or overreach) one another</span> by demanding more for the hind than would be its just value under the limitation of the jubilee law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jubilee,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹבֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·w·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3104.htm">Strong's 3104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of you shall return</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּשֻׁ֕בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·šu·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his own property.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something seized, a possession</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-13.htm">Leviticus 25:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-13.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:13 In this Year of Jubilee each (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:14" /></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>