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The price of the land will be discounted according to the number of years until the next Year of Jubilee. In this way the original owner can then return to the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />let him calculate the years since he sold it and pay back the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then 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 />he shall calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return 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 />then let him count the years since its sale, and restore the remainder to the man to whom he sold it, that he may 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 />then he shall calculate the years since its sale and refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and so return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then he shall calculate the years since its sale and refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and so return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then he shall calculate the years since its sale and refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and so return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then he shall calculate the years since its sale and return the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and so return to his 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 />then he shall calculate the years since its sale and refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and so return to his [ancestral] property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he may calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man he sold it to, and 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 />he may calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man he sold it to, and 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 />then let him reckon the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />you must pay enough to make up for what the present owner will lose on it before the next Year of Celebration, when the property would become yours again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return 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 />he must count the years from its sale. Then he will pay what is left to the man to whom he sold it, and it will be his property again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In that case you must pay to the one who bought it a sum that will make up for the years remaining until the next Year of Restoration, when you would in any event recover your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then let him account for the years for which it was sold, return the excess to the person to whom it was sold, and then return to his property. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />he shall calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he is to calculate the value of the years it was sold, refund the balance to the man to whom he had sold it, and return to his property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then let him reckon the years since its sale, and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it; and he 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 />Then let him count the years of the sale of it, and restore the overplus to the man to whom he sold it; that he may return to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then let him reckon the years since its sale, and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it; and he 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 />then he has reckoned the years of its sale, and has given back that which is over to the man to whom he sold [it], and he has returned to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then he hath reckoned the years of its sale, and hath given back that which is over to the man to whom he sold it, and he hath returned to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he reckoned the years of his selling, and he returned that remaining over to the man to whom he sold it, and turned back 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 />The value of the fruits shall be counted from that time when he sold it: and the overplus he shall restore to the buyer, and so shall receive his possession again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />the produce shall be calculated from that time when he sold it. And what is lacking, he shall repay to the buyer, and so he shall receive his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the person shall calculate the years since the sale, return the balance to the one to whom it was sold, and thus regain the property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the years since its sale shall be computed and the difference shall be refunded to the person to whom it was sold, and the property shall be returned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then let him count the years of the sale thereof and refund the overplus to the man to whom he sold it, that he may return to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He will account the years of his purchase and he shall return the surplus to the man who bought from him and will return 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 />then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then shall he calculate the years of his sale, and he shall give what is due to the man to whom he sold it, and he shall return to his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-27.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=6836" 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">26</span>Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land, <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: wə·ḥiš·šaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To think, account. ">he shall calculate</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/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nê (N-fpc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">the years</a> <a href="/hebrew/4465.htm" title="4465: mim·kā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sale, ware. From makar; merchandise; abstractly, a selling.">since its sale,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·hê·šîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">repay</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/5736.htm" title="5736: hā·‘ō·ḏêp̄ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To remain over, be in excess. A primitive root; to be redundant.">the balance</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lā·’îš (Prep-l, Art:: 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.">to the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: mā·ḵar- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">he sold it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and return</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: la·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">to his property.</a> </span><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.…<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="/ruth/4-4.htm">Ruth 4:4-6</a></span><br />I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied. / Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” / The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Nehemiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.” / “We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Jeremiah 32:7-8</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.<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="/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/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="/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="/matthew/18-23.htm">Matthew 18:23-27</a></span><br />Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. / As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. ...<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="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a></span><br />But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45</a></span><br />Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">1 Corinthians 7:23</a></span><br />You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-13.htm">2 Corinthians 8:13-14</a></span><br />It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the remainder to the man to whom he sold it; that he may return to his possession.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Leviticus 25:50-53</a></b></br> And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Account</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Balance</a> <a href="/revelation/13-18.htm">Calculate</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Count</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-57.htm">Determine</a> <a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Loss</a> <a href="/exodus/30-15.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Property</a> <a href="/revelation/13-18.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-52.htm">Refund</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-5.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-21.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/luke/21-4.htm">Surplus</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Value</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-52.htm">Account</a> <a href="/job/28-16.htm">Balance</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Calculate</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Count</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-18.htm">Determine</a> <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Loss</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-51.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm">Property</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-31.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-51.htm">Refund</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-34.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/mark/12-44.htm">Surplus</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Value</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 calculation of years since the sale was crucial to determine the redemption price. This reflects the importance of land in Israelite society, as it was tied to family inheritance and God's covenant with Israel. The concept of Jubilee emphasizes God's sovereignty over the land and His provision for economic reset and social justice. It also foreshadows the ultimate redemption found in Christ, who restores what is lost.<p><b>repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it</b><br>This repayment represents the redemption price, calculated based on the number of years remaining until the next Jubilee. The balance ensures fairness in transactions, reflecting God's justice and mercy. This principle of redemption is echoed in the New Testament, where Christ pays the ultimate price for humanity's redemption. The act of repaying the balance underscores the value of integrity and responsibility in financial dealings, aligning with biblical teachings on stewardship and honesty.<p><b>and return to his property</b><br>The return to one's property signifies restoration and the re-establishment of familial and tribal inheritance. This return is not just a physical reclaiming of land but also a spiritual renewal, symbolizing God's faithfulness to His promises. The Jubilee year serves as a reminder of God's provision and the hope of restoration, paralleling the eschatological hope of believers in the New Testament. The concept of returning to one's property can be seen as a type of the ultimate rest and restoration found in Christ, who promises an eternal inheritance to His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelite_seller.htm">The Israelite Seller</a></b><br>An individual who has sold his property due to financial hardship and is seeking to redeem it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_buyer.htm">The Buyer</a></b><br>The person who purchased the property and is holding it until the original owner can redeem it.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_year_of_jubilee.htm">The Year of Jubilee</a></b><br>A significant event in Israelite society occurring every 50 years, where properties are returned to their original families, and debts are forgiven.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_israel.htm">The Land of Israel</a></b><br>The geographical and spiritual setting where these laws are applied, emphasizing the land's divine ownership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivered the laws of Leviticus to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_redemption.htm">The Principle of Redemption</a></b><br>The concept of redemption in <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27</a> highlights God's desire for restoration and the return to one's rightful place. It reflects God's grace and mercy, offering a second chance to those who have fallen into hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_ownership_of_the_land.htm">God's Ownership of the Land</a></b><br>The law underscores that the land ultimately belongs to God, and the Israelites are merely stewards. This teaches us about stewardship and the temporary nature of earthly possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_compassion.htm">Social Justice and Compassion</a></b><br>The provision for property redemption ensures that families are not permanently dispossessed, promoting social justice and compassion within the community. It encourages us to support those in need and work towards equitable solutions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_and_heritage.htm">The Importance of Family and Heritage</a></b><br>The return of property to the original family emphasizes the importance of family heritage and continuity. It reminds us to value and preserve our spiritual and familial legacies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>The law of redemption requires trust in God's provision and timing, especially in the context of the Jubilee. It challenges us to rely on God's faithfulness rather than our own understanding.<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/why_do_consecrated_lands_go_to_priests.htm">Leviticus 27:21: How could God's law ordain that consecrated lands revert to the priests, potentially creating a power imbalance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_preserve_tribal_land_if_all_is_god's.htm">Why does Numbers 36 emphasize preserving land within a tribe if elsewhere (e.g., Leviticus 25:23) all land is deemed to belong ultimately to God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ruth_4_3-6_conflict_with_ot_laws.htm">In Ruth 4:3-6, does the land redemption process conflict with other Old Testament inheritance laws or reflect an anachronistic practice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_just.htm">Is God just?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">Count the years of the sale thereof.</span>--To regulate the price of the redemption money the crops were valued which the purchaser had enjoyed since he had acquired the property. This was deducted from what he originally paid for the plot of land, and the difference was returned to him by the vendor, to whom the patrimony reverted. Thus, for instance, if there were thirty years from the time the purchase was effected to the year of jubile, and the vendor or his next of kin redeemed the inheritance either ten or fifteen years after the transaction, he had to return to the purchaser either one-third or half of the purchase money, when the soil was restored to the seller or his next of kin. In the interest of the purchaser, however, it was enacted during the second Temple that the redemption should not take place before he had the benefit of the field for two productive years (see <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm" title="According to the number of years after the jubilee you shall buy of your neighbor, and according to the number of years of the fruits he shall sell to you:">Leviticus 25:15</a>), and that he could claim compensation for outlay on improvements.<span class= "bld"><p>Restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it.</span>--That is, an equitable estimate is to be made of what the land is likely to yield from the time of its redemption by the vendor to the jubile, which is to be allowed to the purchaser.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-27.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">he shall calculate</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִשַּׁב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥiš·šaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the years</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural 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">since its sale,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְכָּר֔וֹ</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">repay</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵשִׁיב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<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">the balance</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣עֹדֵ֔ף</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·ḏêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5736.htm">Strong's 5736: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remain over, be in excess</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the man</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | 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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he sold it,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽכַר־</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḵar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - 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">and return</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<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 his property.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-27.htm">Leviticus 25:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:27 Then let him reckon the years since (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:28" /></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>