Leviticus 25:24

So whatever land you buy to own, you must make arrangements so it can be returned to its original owner.

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In The King James Version

And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

In Context

23Land must not be permanently sold, because it really belongs to me. To me you are only foreigners and travelers passing through.

25If one of your people becomes poor and sells you some of their land, their close family can come and buy back what they have sold.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:31But houses in villages that don't have walls around them are to be treated as located in the fields. They can be bought back, and will be returned in the Jubilee.

Jeremiah 32:7Your cousin Hanamel, son of Shallum, is coming to tell you, ‘Why don't you buy my field in Anathoth because you have the right to redeem it and buy it?’

1 Corinthians 1:30It's because of him that you live in Christ Jesus, who God made to be wisdom for us. He sets us right, keeps us right, and frees us.

Ephesians 1:14which is a down-payment on our inheritance when God redeems what he's kept safe for himself—us, who will praise and give him glory!

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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