Leviticus 25:34

25:33 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. a man: or, one of the Levites redeem them

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

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But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. ¶

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

What does Leviticus 25:34 mean?

Leviticus 25:34 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂדֶה (sâdeh), מִגְרָשׁ (migrâsh), עִיר (ʻîyr).

Hebrew interlinear

But

the

fieldשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)

the

suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh/mig-rawsh'/H4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea

their

citiesעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

may

not

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

for

their

perpetualעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

possession.אֲחֻזָּהʼăchuzzâh/akh-ooz-zaw'/H272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)

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Debtor Homestead Jubilee Redemption

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:34.

Genesis 17:8

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. wherein: Heb. of thy sojournings

Genesis 23:20

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

Genesis 23:9

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. as much: Heb. full money

Genesis 48:4

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

Joshua 21:33

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

Joshua 21:41

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

Leviticus 25:25

If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

Leviticus 25:27

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.

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What does Leviticus 25:34 say?

Leviticus 25:34 (King James Version) reads: "But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession."

Is Leviticus 25:34 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:34 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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