Leviticus 27:24
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.
Leviticus 27:24 in other translations
| BSB | In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land. |
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| 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. |
| ASV | In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth. |
| YLT | in the year of the jubilee the field returneth to him from whom he bought it, to him whose is the possession of the land. |
| DARBY | In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought — to him to whom the land belonged. |
| BBE | In the year of Jubilee the field will go back to him from whom he got it, that is, to him whose heritage it was. |
| Webster | In the year of the jubilee, the field shall return to him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belonged. |
What does Leviticus 27:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:16-24
16-24. if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some aprt of a field of his possession, &c.--In the case of acquired property in land, if not redeemed, it returned to the donor at the Jubilee; whereas the part of a hereditary estate, which had been vowed, did not revert to the owner, but remained attached in perpetuity to the sanctuary. The reason for this remarkable difference was to lay every man under an obligation…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 27:14-25
Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God would not approve such a degree of zeal as ruined a man's family.
Leviticus 27:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 27:24
- Leviticus 25:28
But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
- Leviticus 27:20
And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
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Context
- Leviticus 27:23
Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord.
- Leviticus 27:24
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.
- Leviticus 27:25
And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
Leviticus 27:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | En el año del jubileo, volverá la tierra á aquél de quien él la compró, cuya es la herencia de la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | dans l’année du Jubilé, le champ retournera à celui de qui il l’avait acheté et à qui appartenait la possession de la terre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Im Jubeljahre soll das Feld wieder an den kommen, von welchem er es gekauft hatte, an den, welchem das Land eigentümlich gehörte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In jubilæo autem revertetur ad priorem dominum, qui vendiderat eum, et habuerat in sorte possessionis suæ. |