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Leviticus 27:24

27:23 Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD.
In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

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In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongs.

In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

In the year of the jubilee the field shall return to him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

27:25 And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

What does Leviticus 27:24 mean?

Leviticus 27:24 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁנֶה (shâneh), יוֹבֵל (yôwbêl), שָׂדֶה (sâdeh).

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In
the
yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
of
the
jubileיוֹבֵלyôwbêl/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
the
fieldשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
shall
returnשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
unto
him
of
whom
it
was
bought,קָנָהqânâh/kaw-naw'/H7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
even
to
him
to
whom
the
possessionאֲחֻזָּהʼăchuzzâh/akh-ooz-zaw'/H272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
of
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
did
belong.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:24.

Leviticus 25:28

But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

Genesis 14:7

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

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 23:20

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 25:10

The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

Genesis 33:19

And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money. Hamor: Gr. Emmor pieces: or, lambs

Genesis 47:20

And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.

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What does Leviticus 27:24 say?

Leviticus 27:24 (King James Version) reads: "In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong."

Is Leviticus 27:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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