Leviticus 25:28

But if his hands find not the means to repay the price, the buyer shall have what he bought, until the year of the jubilee. For in that year all that is sold shall return to the owner, and to the ancient possessor.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27The value of the fruits shall be counted from that time when he sold it: and the overplus he shall restore to the buyer, and so shall receive his possession again.

29He that selleth a house within the walls of a city, shall have the liberty to redeem it, until one year be expired:

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:13In the year of the jubilee all shall return to their possessions.

Leviticus 27:24But in the jubilee, it shall return to the former owner, who had sold it, and had it in the lot of his possession.

Jeremiah 32:15For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Houses, and fields, and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

1 Thessalonians 4:13For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again; even so them who have slept through Jesus, will God bring with him.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:24-39

23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 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. 26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto… Read the whole commentary →

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