30 But if it be not bought out within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city, shall be stablished, [a]as cut off from the family, to him that bought it, throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the Jubilee.

31 But the houses of villages which have no walls round about them, shall be esteemed as the field of the country: they may be bought out again, and shall [b]go out in the Jubilee.

32 Notwithstanding, the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem [c]at all seasons.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:30 That is, forever, read verse 23.
  2. Leviticus 25:31 Or, return.
  3. Leviticus 25:32 Hebrew, forever.

30 If it is not redeemed before a full year has passed, the house in the walled city shall belong permanently to the buyer and the buyer’s descendants. It is not to be returned in the Jubilee. 31 But houses in villages without walls around them are to be considered as belonging to the open country. They can be redeemed, and they are to be returned in the Jubilee.

32 “‘The Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the Levitical towns,(A) which they possess.

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30 But if it is not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house in the walled city shall belong permanently to him who bought it, throughout his generations. It shall not be released in the Jubilee. 31 However the houses of villages which have no wall around them shall be counted as the fields of the country. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee. 32 Nevertheless (A)the cities of the Levites, and the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time.

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