Leviticus 25:34 KJV
But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
Matthew Henry
- Redemption of the land and housesIf the land were not redeemed before the year of jubilee, it then returned to him that sold or mortgaged it. This was a figure of the free grace of God in...
Thompson Chains
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Parallel Passages
- Numbers 35:2–5 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. …
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Leviticus 25:23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
- Acts 4:36–37 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, …
- Numbers 35:2–5 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. …
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Topics
- Debtor Laws concerning
- Homestead When alienable, and when inalienable
- Israel The law delivered to
- Jubilee Laws concerning
- Levites Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt
- Priest Provided with cities and suburbs
- Redemption Of persons or property
- Sabbath Signifying a period of rest
- Sabbatic year Ordinances concerning
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Hebrew and Strong’s
- But the field וּשְׂדֵה ûśĕdê שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- of the suburbs מִגְרַשׁ migraš מִגְרָשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of their cities עָרֵיהֶם ʿārêhem עִיר Noun · feminine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- may not be sold לֹא lōʾ Negative יִמָּכֵר yimmākēr מָכַר Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- for it is their perpetual עוֹלָם ʿôlām עוֹלָם Noun · masculine singular הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- possession כִּי kî Conjunction אֲחֻזַּת ʾăḥuzzat אֲחֻזָּה Noun · feminine singular construct
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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