According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops he shall sell to you.
Parallel translations
- WEB According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor. According to the number of years of the crops he shall sell to you.
- KJV According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:
- BSB You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining.
- NASB Corresponding to the number of years after the jubilee, you shall buy from your friend; he is to sell to you according to the number of years of crops.
- NLT When you buy land from your neighbor, the price you pay must be based on the number of years since the last jubilee. The seller must set the price by taking into account the number of years remaining until the next Year of Jubilee.
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Quick answer
Land prices were to be set according to the number of harvests remaining until the next Jubilee. Sales were really leases until restoration.
Overview
Because land reverted to its original family at Jubilee, a sale was effectively a lease priced by the remaining crop years. This system honored both fairness to buyer and seller and God's ownership of the land. It built the certainty of restoration into Israel's economy, reflecting God's redemptive purposes.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Lev 27:18–23But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain to the Year of Jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from your valuation.
- Phil 4:5Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
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