In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his own property.
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property.
- KJV In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
- NKJV ‘In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession.
- NASB ‘On this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his own property.
- NLT In the Year of Jubilee each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors.
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Quick answer
In the Jubilee, every Israelite was to return to his ancestral property. Land lost through hardship was restored to its family.
Overview
The Jubilee's heart was the restoration of each family to its God-given inheritance, undoing the effects of debt and loss. This safeguarded the dignity and stability of every household across generations. It pictures the gospel hope of restored inheritance, secured for believers in Christ (1 Peter 1:4).
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Cross-references · 3
- Lev 25:10So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.
- Lev 27:17–24If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the price will stand according to your valuation.
- Num 36:4And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”
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