The Law of Redemption

23 ‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for (A)the land is Mine; for (B)you are but aliens and sojourners with Me. 24 Thus for every [a]piece of your property, you are to provide for the redemption of the land.

25 (C)If a [b]fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest kinsman is to come and buy back what his [c]relative has sold.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:24 Lit land
  2. Leviticus 25:25 Lit brother
  3. Leviticus 25:25 Lit brother

23 “‘The land(A) must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine(B) and you reside in my land as foreigners(C) and strangers. 24 Throughout the land that you hold as a possession, you must provide for the redemption(D) of the land.

25 “‘If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative(E) is to come and redeem(F) what they have sold.

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