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Leviticus 27:24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Leviticus 27:24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
24 at the jubilee the field shall revert to the hereditary owner of this land from whom it had been purchased.[a]
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- 27:24 In contrast to the cases in vv. 14–15 and 16–21, this land returns to the original owner since that individual did not personally make the dedication. The principle is that one cannot permanently dedicate what one does not own. Cf. 2 Sm 24:22–25.
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