Leviticus 25:24

24 Throughout the land that you hold as a possession, you must provide for the redemption of the land.

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Leviticus 25:24 in Other Translations

KJV

24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

ESV

24 And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land.

NLT

24 “With every purchase of land you must grant the seller the right to buy it back.

MSG

24 You must provide for the right of redemption for any of the land that you own.

CSB

24 You are to allow the redemption of any land you occupy.

Leviticus 25:24 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 25:24

And in all the land of your possession
Which they should possess in the land of Canaan, whatever part of it any of them should enjoy:

ye shall grant a redemption for the land;
that is, whenever any estate in it was sold through necessity, the buyer was obliged to grant a liberty to the seller to redeem it, when it was in his power to do it, or any or his relations, especially after two years; so Jarchi observes, he that sells his possession may redeem it after two years, either he himself or he that is near akin to him, nor can the buyer hinder it; (See Gill on Leviticus 25:15).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Leviticus 25:24 In-Context

22 While you plant during the eighth year, you will eat from the old crop and will continue to eat from it until the harvest of the ninth year comes in.

23 “ ‘The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.

24 Throughout the land that you hold as a possession, you must provide for the redemption of the land.

25 “ ‘If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.

26 If, however, there is no one to redeem it for them but later on they prosper and acquire sufficient means to redeem it themselves,

Cross References 1

1. ver 29,48; Ruth 4:7