Leviticus 25:29

If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses and the Israelites at Sinai, establishing temporal regulations for property transactions during the Jubilee cycle.

The words — יִמְכֹּר (yimkor) translates to "he will sell," and חוֹמָה (chomah) means "wall," both anchoring the legal condition to a specific type of urban real estate.

The thread — The regulation operates in direct sequence with Leviticus 25:28 and Leviticus 25:30, which define the Jubilee release of land and the permanent transfer of unredeemed urban property.

Why it lands — The text establishes a fixed twelve-month redemption window for city homes, after which ownership becomes irrevocable and exempt from Jubilee restoration.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִ֗ישׁve./'Ishand/ anyone כִּֽי־ki-if יִמְכֹּ֤רyim.Korhe will sell בֵּית־beit-a house of מוֹשַׁב֙mo.Shavdwelling of עִ֣יר'ira city of חוֹמָ֔הcho.Maha wall וְהָיְתָה֙ve./hay.Tahand/ it will be גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹge.'u.la.T/oright of redemption/ its עַד־'ad-until תֹּ֖םtomis finished שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat[the] year of מִמְכָּר֑וֹmi.ka.R/osale/ its יָמִ֖יםya.Mimdays תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will be גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ge.'u.la.T/oright of redemption/ its

King James Version

And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.