Leviticus 25:30

If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its buyer and his descendants. It is not to be released in the Jubilee.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God gives this instruction to Moses and the Israelite assembly regarding property transactions in settled communities. The directive follows the one-year redemption allowance and precedes the rules for unwalled villages.

The words — יִגָּאֵ֗ל (yi.ga.'El) means "it will be redeemed," and תְמִימָה֒ (te.mi.Mah) means "complete." These terms establish the exact timeframe before ownership permanently shifts.

The thread — The verse explicitly contrasts with the Jubilee release applied to unwalled villages (Leviticus 25:31) and closes the redemption window opened in Leviticus 25:29. It anchors the urban property exception within the broader land-restoration sequence.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to accept that specific sales contracts override the automatic Jubilee restoration. It demands precise timing compliance before any transaction becomes irrevocable for buyer and heir.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.