Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’The Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the Levitical towns, which they possess. New Living Translation “The Levites always have the right to buy back a house they have sold within the towns allotted to them. English Standard Version As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem at any time the houses in the cities they possess. Berean Standard Bible As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. King James Bible Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. New King James Version Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, and the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time. New American Standard Bible As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites have a permanent right of redemption for the houses of the cities which are their possession. NASB 1995 ‘As for cities of the Levites, the Levites have a permanent right of redemption for the houses of the cities which are their possession. NASB 1977 ‘As for cities of the Levites, the Levites have a permanent right of redemption for the houses of the cities which are their possession. Legacy Standard Bible As for cities of the Levites, the Levites have a permanent right of redemption for the houses of the cities which are their possession. Amplified Bible As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites have a permanent right of redemption for the houses in the cities which they possess. Christian Standard Bible “Concerning the Levitical cities, the Levites always have the right to redeem houses in the cities they possess. Holman Christian Standard Bible Concerning the Levitical cities, the Levites always have the right to redeem houses in the cities they possess. American Standard Version Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the towns of Levites, the houses that are in the town of their inheritance, shall be the redemption to eternity for the Levites. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities in their possession, shall be always redeemable to the Levites. Contemporary English Version If any Levites own houses inside a walled city, they will always have the right to buy them back. Douay-Rheims Bible The houses of Levites, which are in cities, may always be redeemed: English Revised Version Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. GOD'S WORD® Translation "The Levites always have the right to buy back their property in the cities they own. Good News Translation However, Levites have the right to buy back at any time their property in the cities assigned to them. International Standard Version Nevertheless, the cities that belong to the descendants of Levi—that is, the houses in the cities that belong to them—are to belong to the descendants of Levi perpetually as part of their right of redemption. JPS Tanakh 1917 But as for the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, the Levites shall have a perpetual right of redemption. Literal Standard Version As for cities of the Levites—houses of the cities of their possession—continuous redemption is for the Levites; Majority Standard Bible As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. New American Bible In levitical cities the Levites shall always have the right to redeem the houses in the cities that are in their possession. NET Bible As for the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities which they possess, the Levites must have a perpetual right of redemption. New Revised Standard Version As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites shall forever have the right of redemption of the houses in the cities belonging to them. New Heart English Bible "'Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem forever. Webster's Bible Translation Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. World English Bible “‘Nevertheless, in the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem the houses in the cities of their possession at any time. Young's Literal Translation 'As to cities of the Levites -- houses of the cities of their possession -- redemption age-during is to the Levites; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Law of Redemption…31But houses in villages with no walls around them are to be considered as open fields. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee. 32As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. 33So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.… Cross References Leviticus 25:31 But houses in villages with no walls around them are to be considered as open fields. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee. Leviticus 25:33 So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed--a house sold in a city they possess--and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. Numbers 35:1 Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho: Numbers 35:8 The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one." Joshua 21:2 at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock." Ezekiel 48:14 They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. the cities Numbers 35:2-8 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them… Joshua 21:1-45 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; … Jump to Previous Age-During Always Cities Houses Levites Nevertheless Notwithstanding Permanent Perpetual Possess Possession Redeem Redemption Right Time TownsJump to Next Age-During Always Cities Houses Levites Nevertheless Notwithstanding Permanent Perpetual Possess Possession Redeem Redemption Right Time TownsLeviticus 25 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year8. The jubilee in the fiftieth year 14. Of oppression 18. A blessing of obedience 23. The redemption of land 29. Of houses 35. Compassion to the poor 39. The usage of bondmen 47. The redemption of servants (32) Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses.--Better, And as to the cities of the Levites, the houses, that is, the houses which belong to the Levites, in the forty-eight cities given to them (see Numbers 35:1-8; Joshua 21:1-3), are to be exempt from this general law of house property. May the Levites redeem at any time.--Having the same value to the Levites as landed property has to the other tribes, these houses are to be subject to the jubile laws for fields, and hence may be redeemed at any time. Verses 32-34. - The houses of the Levites are, by an exception, subject to the law of jubilee. They constituted the share of the national property which was assigned to the tribe of Levi, and so far stood in the same relation to them as the land did to the other tribes. They therefore returned to the original possessor or his representative in the year of jubilee, and might at any earlier time be redeemed. The words, Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, should rather be rendered, But in respect to the cities of the Levites. There is a difficulty also as to the translation of the clause, And if a man purchase of the Levites, for the word rendered purchase menus elsewhere redeem; but here the Authorized Version would seem to be correct. The sense that it gives is that if any one bought a house of the Levites, he had to render it back in the year of jubilee, just as though it had been land. On the other hand, the land belonging to the Levites, in the suburbs of the Levitical cities, which was used for the pasturage of the flocks of the Levites, could not be sold except to a Levite, and therefore no question between the Levites and members of the other tribes could arise regarding it. The phrase, the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, must be understood, by a hendiadys, to mean, the house that was sold in the city of his possession (see Gesenius, 'Lex.,' s.v. לְ i.b.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew As for the citiesוְעָרֵי֙ (wə·‘ā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of the Levites, הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi the Levites לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi always עוֹלָ֖ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always have תִּהְיֶ֥ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the right to redeem גְּאֻלַּ֥ת (gə·’ul·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1353: Redemption, relationship their houses בָּתֵּ֖י (bāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1004: A house in the cities עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement they possess. אֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם (’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 272: Something seized, a possession Links Leviticus 25:32 NIVLeviticus 25:32 NLT Leviticus 25:32 ESV Leviticus 25:32 NASB Leviticus 25:32 KJV Leviticus 25:32 BibleApps.com Leviticus 25:32 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:32 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:32 French Bible Leviticus 25:32 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 25:32 Nevertheless the cities of the Levites (Le Lv Lev.) |