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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&#8217If you sell land to any of your own people or buy land from them, do not take advantage of each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest <i>ought</i> of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, if you make a sale to your friend, or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend&#8217s hand, you shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend, or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If you make a sale, moreover, to your companion or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not mistreat one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If you sell anything to your friend or buy from your friend, you shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbour, or buy of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not wrong one another:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you sell anything to your neighbor or buy anything from him, don't take advantage of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So when you sell land to an Israelite or buy land, do not deal unfairly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So if you had sold property to a neighbor or had acquired land from your neighbor, you are not to cheat one another. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if thou shalt sell aught to thy neighbor, or buy aught of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another. <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 you sell anything to your fellow, or buy from the hand of your fellow, you do not oppress one another;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when thou sellest anything to thy fellow, or buyest from the hand of thy fellow, ye do not oppress one another;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when ye shall sell a selling to thy neighbor, or buying of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not oppress each his brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When thou shalt sell any thing to thy neighbour, or shalt buy of him; grieve not thy brother: but thou shalt buy of him according to the number of years from the jubilee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />When you will sell anything to your fellow citizen, or buy anything from him, do not cause your brother grief, but buy from him according to the number of years from the Jubilee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, when you sell any land to your neighbor or buy any from your neighbor, do not deal unfairly with one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not cheat one another.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if you sell to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not defraud one another:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you sell goods to your neighbor, or if you buy from your neighbor, you shall not cheat any man his brother:<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 thou sell aught unto thy neighbour, or buy of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not wrong one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if thou shouldest sell a possession to thy neighbour, or if thou shouldest buy of thy neighbour, let not a man oppress his neighbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-14.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=6733" 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>In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his own property. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: ṯim·kə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">you make a sale</a> <a href="/hebrew/4465.htm" title="4465: mim·kār (N-ms) -- A sale, ware. From makar; merchandise; abstractly, a selling."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5997.htm" title="5997: la·‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- An associate, fellow, relation. From a primitive root meaning to associate; companionship; hence a comrade or kindred man.">to your neighbor</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: qā·nōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">a purchase</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5997.htm" title="5997: ‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- An associate, fellow, relation. From a primitive root meaning to associate; companionship; hence a comrade or kindred man.">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3238.htm" title="3238: tō·w·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress. A primitive root; to rage or be violent: by implication, to suppress, to maltreat.">take advantage</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.">of each</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">other.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining.…<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="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a></span><br />In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-31.htm">Luke 6:31</a></span><br />Do to others as you would have them do to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-8.htm">James 2:8</a></span><br />If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a></span><br />And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-31.htm">Mark 12:31</a></span><br />The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a></span><br />The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:6</a></span><br />and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-14.htm">Proverbs 20:14</a></span><br />“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a></span><br />You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></span><br />Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Proverbs 16:11</a></span><br />Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Ezekiel 45:10</a></span><br />You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a></span><br />asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10-11</a></span><br />Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? / Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if you sell ought to your neighbor, or buy ought of your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm">Leviticus 25:17</a></b></br> Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob <i>him</i>: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19,20</a></b></br> Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/22-23.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/exodus/23-7.htm">Business</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Buyest</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Friend's</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Money</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/psalms/44-12.htm">Sellest</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-31.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-7.htm">Business</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Buyest</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-17.htm">Friend's</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Money</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-31.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/psalms/44-12.htm">Sellest</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm">Wrong</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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The Israelites were bound by the Mosaic Law, which governed their social, economic, and religious life. This phrase underscores the importance of maintaining just and fair economic practices within the community. The land was considered a divine gift, and transactions were to reflect God's justice and provision. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to love their neighbors as themselves (<a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a>).<p><b>or a purchase from him</b><br>The economic transactions mentioned here involve buying and selling, which were common in the agrarian society of ancient Israel. The land was a primary asset, and its sale or purchase was regulated by laws that ensured the land remained within the tribal inheritance (<a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23-28</a>). This reflects the belief that the land ultimately belonged to God, and the Israelites were merely stewards. The Jubilee year, described earlier in <a href="/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25</a>, served as a reset for economic disparities, ensuring that families could reclaim their ancestral land.<p><b>you must not take advantage of each other</b><br>This command highlights the ethical standard expected in business dealings. Taking advantage of others, especially in economic transactions, was prohibited. This principle is rooted in the character of God, who is just and righteous. The prohibition against exploitation is a recurring theme in Scripture, seen in passages like <a href="/proverbs/11.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a>, which condemns dishonest scales. In the New Testament, <a href="/james/5.htm">James 5:1-6</a> warns against the oppression of the poor by the wealthy. This command also foreshadows the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized fairness, justice, and love in all relationships.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of Leviticus, the Israelites were God's chosen people, receiving the Law through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader who received the Law from God and communicated it to the Israelites.<br><br>3. <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, where these laws were to be practiced.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jubilee_year.htm">Jubilee Year</a></b><br>A significant event in Israel's calendar occurring every 50 years, emphasizing restoration and fairness in economic dealings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/neighbor.htm">Neighbor</a></b><br>Refers to fellow Israelites, highlighting the community aspect of the law and the importance of fair dealings among God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fairness_in_transactions.htm">Fairness in Transactions</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to conduct our business dealings with integrity and fairness, reflecting God's justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The command to not take advantage of one another emphasizes the importance of community and mutual respect among God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/economic_justice.htm">Economic Justice</a></b><br>God's laws promote economic justice, ensuring that wealth and resources are not concentrated in the hands of a few but are distributed fairly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_of_god's_character.htm">Reflection of God's Character</a></b><br>Our actions in business and personal dealings should reflect God's character, who is just and fair in all His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_love_for_neighbor.htm">Practical Love for Neighbor</a></b><br>Loving our neighbor involves practical actions, including fair and honest dealings, which demonstrate our love and respect for them.<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/does_the_bible_support_mlm.htm">Is multi-level marketing supported by biblical teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_pain.htm">Is honesty valued in your actions and words?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_foreigners_grain_in_famine.htm">Why would Egyptian officials allow foreign travelers to buy grain amid a severe famine with no documented restrictions (Genesis 42:1-5)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_teachings_of_1_and_2_clement.htm">Should we avoid owing anything to anyone?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">Ye shall not oppress one another.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">ye shall not overreach any man his brother. </span>Not only does the Law provide against the poor man losing his land for ever, but enjoins that in the temporary sales the buyer and seller are not to take undue advantage of each other's circumstances. Hence it was enacted that if any one bought or sold anything for a sixth part more than its value the aggrieved party was entitled to have the excess returned to him, and if it amounted to more than a sixth part, the contract could be rescinded altogether. The fact that the phrase which is here translated "one another" in the Authorised Version is varied in the Hebrew in <a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm" title="You shall not therefore oppress one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am the LORD your God.">Leviticus 25:17</a>, where it is likewise rendered "one another," shows that it is not used in this idiomatic sense, but is designed to denote fellow-brethren, members of the same community, those who are related to each other by race and creed, as in <a href="/exodus/32-27.htm" title="And he said to them, Thus said the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.">Exodus 32:27</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm" title="And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, said the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.">Jeremiah 31:34</a><p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-14.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">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">you make a sale</span><br /><span class="heb">תִמְכְּר֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯim·kə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<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">to your neighbor</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5997.htm">Strong's 5997: </a> </span><span class="str2">Companionship, a comrade, kindred man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a purchase</span><br /><span class="heb">קָנֹ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(qā·nōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> </span><span class="str2">To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיַּ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5997.htm">Strong's 5997: </a> </span><span class="str2">Companionship, a comrade, kindred man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take advantage</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3238.htm">Strong's 3238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</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">another.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-14.htm">Leviticus 25:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:14 If you sell anything to your neighbor (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:15" /></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>