Bible Strands
Leviticus 25:24
Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — YHWH instructs Moses and the assembled Israelites at Sinai, establishing permanent land tenure regulations for the coming settlement in Canaan.
The words — The Hebrew terms גְּאֻלָּה (ge'ulah) and תִּתְּנוּ (tittenû) specify the legal claim of redemption and the required action to fund it.
The thread — This directive operates alongside the nearest-kin redemption rule in Leviticus 25:25, the proportional repayment calculation in Leviticus 25:27, and the classification of unwalled village houses in Leviticus 25:31.
Why it lands — The passage requires the community to maintain a financial mechanism for repurchasing sold land, ensuring no tribe permanently loses its allotted inheritance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 25:27 he shall calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and return to his property.
- 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 25:51 If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.
- Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Ephesians 1:14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
- Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.