22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the old fruit until the ninth year: until the fruit thereof come ye shall eat the old.

23 ¶ Also the land shall not be sold to be [a]cut off from the family: for the land is mine, and ye be but strangers and sojourners with me.

24 Therefore in all the land of your possession ye shall [b]grant a redemption of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:23 It could not be sold forever, but must return to the family in the Jubilee.
  2. Leviticus 25:24 Ye shall sell it on condition that it may be redeemed.

22 While you plant during the eighth year, you will eat from the old crop and will continue to eat from it until the harvest of the ninth year comes in.(A)

23 “‘The land(B) must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine(C) and you reside in my land as foreigners(D) and strangers. 24 Throughout the land that you hold as a possession, you must provide for the redemption(E) of the land.

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