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32 “‘As for[a] the cities of the Levites, that is, the houses in[b] their property’s cities, it shall be a lasting redemption[c] for the Levites. 33 And whatever anyone redeems from the Levites then[d] must go out of the buyer’s hand[e] in the Jubilee, including a house’s selling in his city’s property,[f] because the houses in[g] the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.[h] 34 But[i] a[j] field of their cities’ pastureland must not be sold, because it is their property for all time.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:32 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 25:32 Hebrew “of”
  3. Leviticus 25:32 Or “a permanent redemption”; literally “redemption of eternity” or “redemption of long duration”
  4. Leviticus 25:33 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 25:33 Meaning derived from context; an alternative translation could be “shall not be released” (cf. NKJV, NRSV, ESV, NJPS) or “shall not revert” (NASB, NET)
  6. Leviticus 25:33 Literally “the city of his property”
  7. Leviticus 25:33 Hebrew “of”
  8. Leviticus 25:33 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  9. Leviticus 25:34 Or “And”
  10. Leviticus 25:34 Hebrew “the”
  11. Leviticus 25:34 Literally “a property of eternity it is for them” or “a property of long duration it is for them”

32 “‘The Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the Levitical towns,(A) which they possess. 33 So the property of the Levites is redeemable—that is, a house sold in any town they hold—and is to be returned in the Jubilee, because the houses in the towns of the Levites are their property among the Israelites. 34 But the pastureland belonging to their towns must not be sold; it is their permanent possession.(B)

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