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Leviticus 25:31

25:30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. they may: Heb. redemption belongeth unto it

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But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be accounted for with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.

But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.

But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.

25:32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

What does Leviticus 25:31 mean?

Leviticus 25:31 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בַּיִת (bayith), חָצֵר (châtsêr), חוֹמָה (chôwmâh).

Hebrew interlinear

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But
the
housesבַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of
the
villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr/khaw-tsare'/H2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
which
have
no
wallחוֹמָהchôwmâh/kho-maw'/H2346a wall of protection
round
aboutסָבִיבçâbîyb/saw-beeb'/H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
them
shall
be
countedחָשַׁבchâshab/khaw-shab'/H2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
as
the
fieldsשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
of
the
country:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
they
may
be
redeemed,גְּאֻלָּהgᵉʼullâh/gheh-ool-law'/H1353redemption (including the right and the object); by implication, relationship
and
they
shall
go
outיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
in
the
jubile.יוֹבֵלyôwbêl/yo-bale'/H3104the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced
they
may:
Heb.
redemption
belongeth
unto
it

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:31.

Exodus 27:17

All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

Exodus 38:16

All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

Exodus 38:20

And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.

Exodus 38:31

And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.

Exodus 40:33

And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

Exodus 40:8

And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 23:17

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:31 say?

Leviticus 25:31 (King James Version) reads: "But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. they may: Heb. redemption belongeth unto it"

Is Leviticus 25:31 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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