In the Year of Jubilee the field must be returned to the person from whom he purchased it, the one who inherited it as family property.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongs.
- KJV In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.
- BSB In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.
- NKJV In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to the one who owned the land as a possession.
- NASB In the year of jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom he bought it, to whom the possession of the land belongs.
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Quick answer
At the Jubilee a purchased field returned to the family that originally owned it. The land's permanent inheritance could not be transferred away.
Overview
The Jubilee restored a bought field to its original family, reaffirming that the land ultimately belonged to God and was entrusted to each tribe and household. No vow or sale could permanently alienate a family's inheritance. This rhythm of restoration pictures the deeper restoration God brings, returning his people to their rightful place through redemption.
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Cross-references · 2
- Lev 25:28But if he isn’t able to get it back for himself, then what he has sold shall remain in the hand of him who has bought it until the Year of Jubilee: and in the Jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property.
- Lev 27:20If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more;
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