Key Verse Spotlight
Leviticus 25:34 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it {is} their perpetual possession.”
Leviticus 25:34
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, {and} the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in {the year of} jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites {are} their possession among the children of Israel. {a man...: or, one of the Levites redeem them}
But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it {is} their perpetual possession.
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: {yea, though he be} a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. {fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth} {relieve: Heb. strengthen}
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
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