Leviticus 25:31

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and a house of the villages which have no wall round about, on the field of the country is reckoned; redemption is to it, and in the jubilee it goeth out.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 25:31 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 49:7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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