Leviticus 25:23

23 “ ‘The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.

Leviticus 25:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
ESV
23 "The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me.
NLT
23 “The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.
MSG
23 "The land cannot be sold permanently because the land is mine and you are foreigners - you're my tenants.
CSB
23 "The land is not to be permanently sold because it is Mine, and you are only foreigners and temporary residents on My land.

Leviticus 25:23 In-Context

21 I will send you such a blessing in the sixth year that the land will yield enough for three years.
22 While you plant during the eighth year, you will eat from the old crop and will continue to eat from it until the harvest of the ninth year comes in.
23 “ ‘The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.
24 Throughout the land that you hold as a possession, you must provide for the redemption of the land.
25 “ ‘If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Numbers 36:7; 1 Kings 21:3; Ezekiel 46:18
  • 2. Exodus 19:5
  • 3. S Genesis 23:4; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalms 39:12; S Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11
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