Leviticus 27:24

In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The passage is part of Leviticus 27, where God gives Moses instructions to the Israelites regarding the valuation and redemption of dedicated property. The words — The Hebrew יָשׁוּב (ya.Shuv) translates literally as "it will return," and לַ/אֲשֶׁר קָנָ֖הוּ מֵ/אִתּ֑וֹ (la./'a.Sher ka.Na./hu me./'i.T/o) means "to the one from whom it was bought." The thread — This restoration rule connects to Leviticus 25:28, which states the field remains with the buyer until the Jubilee, and Leviticus 27:20, which notes that fields not redeemed or resold can no longer be reclaimed. Why it lands — The text dictates that all land sales are temporary transfers, requiring the property to go back to the original seller when the Year of Jubilee arrives.

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The Hebrew words

בִּשְׁנַ֤תbi/sh.Natin/ [the] year of הַיּוֹבֵל֙hai./yo.Velthe/ jubilee יָשׁ֣וּבya.Shuvit will return הַשָּׂדֶ֔הha./sa.Dehthe/ field לַאֲשֶׁ֥רla./'a.Sherto/ [the one] whom קָנָ֖הוּka.Na./huhe bought/ it מֵאִתּ֑וֹme./'i.T/ofrom/ with <the>/ him לַאֲשֶׁר־la./'a.Sher-to/ [the one] whomל֖וֹl/o[belongs] to <the>/ himאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.Zat[the] possession of הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha./'A.retzthe/ land

King James Version

In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

Cross-references

Leviticus 25:28 But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee, however, it is to be released, so that he may return to his property.
Leviticus 27:20 If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.