Leviticus 25:34
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.”
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“But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And a field, a suburb of their cities, is not sold; for a possession age-during it <FI>is<Fi> to them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 25:34 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:23The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.
- Numbers 35:2“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.
- 2 Chronicles 31:19As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.
- Ezekiel 48:13Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.
- Ezekiel 48:14They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
- Acts 4:36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
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