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During that time the seller may redeem it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Anyone who sells a house inside a walled town has the right to buy it back for a full year after its sale. During that year, the seller retains the right to buy it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, he may redeem it within a year of its sale. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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; <i>within</i> a full year may he redeem it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘If a man sells a house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; <i>within</i> a full year he may redeem it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Likewise, if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then his redemption right remains <i>valid</i> until a full year after its sale; his right of redemption lasts a full year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Likewise, if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then his redemption right remains valid until a full year from its sale; his right of redemption lasts a full year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Likewise, if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then his redemption right remains valid until a full year from its sale; his right of redemption lasts a full year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Likewise, if a man sells a house for habitation in a walled city, then his redemption right remains valid until a full year from its sale; his right of redemption lasts a full year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If a man sells a house in a walled city, then his right of redemption remains valid for a full year after its sale; his right of redemption lasts a full year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If a man sells a residence in a walled city, his right of redemption will last until a year has passed after its sale; his right of redemption will last a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a man sells a residence in a walled city, his right of redemption will last until a year has passed after its sale; his right of redemption will last a year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you sell a house in a walled city, you have only one year in which to buy it back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If anyone sells a home in a walled city, for one year after selling it he has the right to buy it back. He may buy it back only within that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you sell a house in a walled city, you have the right to buy it back during the first full year from the date of sale. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If a person sells a residential house in a walled city, he is to redeem it within the year in which it was sold. He may have right to its redemption for a full year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If a man sells a residential house in a walled city, its right of redemption must extend until one full year from its sale; its right of redemption must extend to a full calendar year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it has been sold. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if a man shall 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it has been sold. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when a man sells a dwelling-house [in] a walled city, then his right of redemption has been until the completion of a year from its selling; his right of redemption is [during these] days;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when a man selleth a dwelling-house in a walled city, then hath his right of redemption been until the completion of a year from its selling; days -- is his right of redemption;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when a man shall sell the house of dwelling in a walled city, its redemption of it shall be till it was completed: a year of days from its selling shall be its redemption.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that selleth a house within the walls of a city, shall have the liberty to redeem it, until one year be expired: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever will have sold a house within the walls of a city shall have the freedom to redeem it, until one year has been completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When someone sells a dwelling in a walled town, it can be redeemed up to a full year after its sale—the redemption period is one year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If anyone sells a dwelling house in a walled city, it may be redeemed until a year has elapsed since its sale; the right of redemption shall be one year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year he may redeem it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if a man will sell a house, a dwelling of a city that has a wall, it shall be his redemption until the year of his sale is finished; his redemption shall be from that time to the time.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if any one should sell an inhabited house in a walled city, then there shall be the ransom of it, until <i>the time</i> is fulfilled: its time of ransom shall be a full year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-29.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=6858" 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">The Law of Redemption</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>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. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: 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.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: yim·kōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">sells</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: mō·wō·šaḇ (N-msc) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·māh (N-fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">in a walled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">he retains</a> <a href="/hebrew/1353.htm" title="1353: gə·’ul·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Redemption, perhaps kin. Feminine passive participle of ga'al; redemption; by implication, relationship.">his right of redemption</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: tōm (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">a full</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·naṯ (N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/4465.htm" title="4465: mim·kā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sale, ware. From makar; merchandise; abstractly, a selling.">after its sale;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">during that year</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">it may be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1353.htm" title="1353: ḡə·’ul·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Redemption, perhaps kin. Feminine passive participle of ga'al; redemption; by implication, relationship.">redeemed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its buyer and his descendants. It is not to be released in the Jubilee.…<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="/nehemiah/5-3.htm">Nehemiah 5:3-5</a></span><br />Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” / Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Jeremiah 32:7-15</a></span><br />Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. / So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1-10</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. / Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. / And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Ezekiel 7:12-13</a></span><br />The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a></span><br />Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-3.htm">1 Kings 21:3</a></span><br />But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/36-7.htm">Numbers 36:7-9</a></span><br />No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. / Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers. / No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a></span><br />You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15-16</a></span><br />When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.” / And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1-6</a></span><br />Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. / At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Matthew 19:21</a></span><br />Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a></span><br />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), ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a></span><br />Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-45</a></span><br />All the believers were together and had everything in common. / Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-53.htm">City</a> <a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Completion</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-19.htm">Full</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Money</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Retains</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Right</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Selleth</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Selling</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Sells</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Space</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/genesis/47-26.htm">Valid</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-14.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-24.htm">Within</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Year</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Completion</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Full</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Money</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-31.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-48.htm">Retains</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Right</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Selleth</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Selling</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Sells</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Space</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-3.htm">Valid</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Within</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">Year</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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Houses within these cities were considered valuable due to their strategic location. The sale of such a house was not just a financial transaction but also involved considerations of family heritage and community ties. The concept of selling property in a walled city reflects the structured society of ancient Israel, where land and property were integral to one's identity and inheritance.<p><b>he retains his right of redemption</b><br>The right of redemption was a provision in the Mosaic Law that allowed the original owner or a close relative to buy back property. This reflects the importance of family and tribal continuity in Israelite society. Redemption laws ensured that property remained within the family, preventing permanent loss of inheritance. This principle is echoed in the story of Ruth and Boaz, where Boaz acts as a kinsman-redeemer.<p><b>until a full year after its sale;</b><br>The one-year period provided a fair opportunity for the original owner to gather the necessary resources to redeem the property. This timeframe underscores the balance between economic transactions and familial rights. It also reflects God's concern for justice and mercy, allowing individuals time to recover from financial hardship.<p><b>during that year it may be redeemed.</b><br>The possibility of redemption during the year emphasizes the temporary nature of the sale. This provision ensured that families could reclaim their ancestral homes, maintaining their connection to the land. The concept of redemption is a recurring theme in the Bible, symbolizing deliverance and restoration. It foreshadows the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who redeems humanity from sin, restoring the relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seller.htm">The Seller</a></b><br>The individual who sells a house within a walled city. This person is given a specific right of redemption, highlighting the importance of property and family heritage in Israelite society.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_walled_city.htm">The Walled City</a></b><br>A city with protective walls, indicating a place of security and established community. The laws concerning property within these cities differ from those in rural areas.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_right_of_redemption.htm">The Right of Redemption</a></b><br>A legal provision allowing the original owner to reclaim their property within a specified period, reflecting God's concern for maintaining family inheritance and stability.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_and_security.htm">The Importance of Community and Security</a></b><br>The walled city represents a place of safety and community. In our lives, we should seek to build and maintain secure and supportive communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_restoration.htm">God's Provision for Restoration</a></b><br>The right of redemption shows God's desire for restoration and second chances. We should be open to restoring relationships and situations in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_heritage_and_legacy.htm">The Value of Heritage and Legacy</a></b><br>The law underscores the importance of family heritage. We should consider how we can preserve and honor our spiritual and familial legacies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_redemption.htm">The Principle of Redemption</a></b><br>Just as property could be redeemed, our lives are redeemed through Christ. This should inspire gratitude and a commitment to live according to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/balancing_justice_and_mercy.htm">Balancing Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>The law balances justice (the sale of property) with mercy (the right of redemption). In our dealings, we should strive to balance fairness with compassion.<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_does_archaeology_reveal_about_the_bible.htm">What does archaeological evidence reveal about the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_match_lamentations_5_2's_ruin.htm">Lamentations 5:2 depicts a Jerusalem left desolate--do archaeological findings fully align with the extent of destruction described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_easily_destroy_his_nation.htm">Lamentations 2:3 - Why would the Almighty break His own chosen nation's defenses with apparent ease, and does history corroborate this level of destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_clear_evidence_for_daniel_9_25.htm">Why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence supporting the exact timing of the decree mentioned in Daniel 9:25?</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>(29) <span class= "bld">A dwelling house in a walled city.</span>--<span class= "bld">It </span>is, however, quite different in the case of houses in walled cities. These are not the creation of God (see <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm" title="The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for you are strangers and sojourners with me.">Leviticus 25:23</a>), allotted by His command to the different tribes of Israel; they are the work of man, who build them up and raze them to the ground at their own will, and according to their fancy. Hence the law of jubile does not apply to these temporary human buildings. Though an Israelite could sell his house without being driven by stress of circumstances to do it, still, as he may feel attached to his home, the Divine law affords him some protection for a limited period, during which he or his family may redeem the building. During the second Temple "a dwelling house in a walled city" was defined to be a house standing within an area of land which was first walled round for the purpose of building upon it human habitations, and in which the houses were afterwards erected. But if the houses were built first, and the city wall afterwards, they do not come within the law here laid down.<p><span class= "bld">Within a full year may he redeem it.</span>--If within a year of the sale he wishes to redeem, the Law gives him the power, or in case he dies empowers his son, to repurchase the property at the same price which he received for it. Besides limiting the period to a year, the Law does not prescribe that the next of kin is to redeem, nor give him the power to do it. During the second Temple it was also enacted that the vendor could not redeem it with borrowed money.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 29-31.</span> - Houses in walled cities are not subject to the law of restoration at the jubilee, as that law applies only to lands and to men; but houses in the country are subject to the law, as they are regarded only as appurtenances of the land. Houses in cities, being occupied by artisans and built by human industry, not originally assigned in the territorial division, are not considered in so strict a sense the property of the Lord as the soil is, and may be parted with more readily. Yet the owners, if obliged to part with them, are allowed a year's grace, during which they are to have the right of buying them back. The expression, within <span class="cmt_word">a full year</span>, would be more literally rendered <span class="accented">during a fixed time</span>, that fixed time having just before been declared to be a year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-29.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">sells</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְכֹּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(yim·kōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a walled</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he retains</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his right of redemption</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ul·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1353.htm">Strong's 1353: </a> </span><span class="str2">Redemption, relationship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a full</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(tōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8537.htm">Strong's 8537: </a> </span><span class="str2">Completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">after its sale;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְכָּר֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·kā·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4465.htm">Strong's 4465: </a> </span><span class="str2">Merchandise, a selling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">during that year</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it may be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">redeemed.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·’ul·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1353.htm">Strong's 1353: </a> </span><span class="str2">Redemption, relationship</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:29 If a man sells a dwelling house (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:30" /></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>