Leviticus 25:14

25:13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

KJV

“‘If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

And if you sell something to your neighbor, or buy something of your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another:

25:15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

What does Leviticus 25:14 mean?

Leviticus 25:14 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָכַר (mâkar), מִמְכָּר (mimkâr), עָמִית (ʻâmîyth).

Hebrew interlinear

And

thou

sellמָכַרmâkar/maw-kar'/H4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)

oughtמִמְכָּרmimkâr/mim-kawr'/H4465merchandise; abstractly, a selling

unto

thy

neighbour,עָמִיתʻâmîyth/aw-meeth'/H5997companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man

buyestקָנָהqânâh/kaw-naw'/H7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

ought

thy

neighbour'sעָמִיתʻâmîyth/aw-meeth'/H5997companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man

hand,יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

shall

not

oppressיָנָהyânâh/yaw-naw'/H3238to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat

oneאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

another:אָחʼâch/awkh/H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

Topics

Creditor Debtor Emancipation Jubilee Liberty, Christian

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:14.

Genesis 9:5

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Leviticus 25:15

According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

Leviticus 25:50

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.

Deuteronomy 28:68

And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Genesis 13:11

Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

Genesis 14:22

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

Genesis 16:12

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Genesis 24:22

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:14 say?

Leviticus 25:14 (King James Version) reads: "And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:"

Is Leviticus 25:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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