Leviticus 25:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Leviticus 25:16 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“according to the multitude of the years thou dost multiply its price, and according to the fewness of the years thou dost diminish its price; for a number of increases he is selling to thee;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 25:16 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:27he shall calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and return to his property.
- Leviticus 25:51If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.
- Leviticus 27:18But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).