Leviticus 25:23

25:22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. for ever: or, to be quite cut off: Heb. for cutting off

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“‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for you are strangers and sojourners with me.

25:24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

What does Leviticus 25:23 mean?

Leviticus 25:23 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), מָכַר (mâkar), צְמִיתֻת (tsᵉmîythuth).

Hebrew interlinear

The

landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

shall

not

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

for

ever:צְמִיתֻתtsᵉmîythuth/tsem-ee-thooth'/H6783excision, i.e. destruction; used only (adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction, i.e. perpetually

for

the

landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

mine;

for

are

strangersגֵּרgêr/gare/H1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

and

sojournersתּוֹשָׁבtôwshâb/to-shawb'/H8453resident alien

with

me.

for

ever:

or,

quite

cut

off:

Heb.

for

cutting

off

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:23.

Leviticus 25:47

And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: wax rich: Heb. his hand obtain, etc

Genesis 23:4

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

Leviticus 25:35

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. fallen: Heb. his hand faileth relieve: Heb. strengthen

Numbers 35:15

These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:23 say?

Leviticus 25:23 (King James Version) reads: "The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. for ever: or, to be quite cut off: Heb. for cutting off"

Is Leviticus 25:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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