26 If a man has no family redeemer, but he prospers[a] and obtains enough to redeem his land, 27 he may calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man he sold it to, and return to his property. 28 But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in the possession of its purchaser until the Year of Jubilee. It is to be released at the Jubilee, so that he may return to his property.

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  1. 25:26 Lit but his hand reaches

26 If, however, there is no one to redeem it for them but later on they prosper(A) and acquire sufficient means to redeem it themselves, 27 they are to determine the value for the years(B) since they sold it and refund the balance to the one to whom they sold it; they can then go back to their own property.(C) 28 But if they do not acquire the means to repay, what was sold will remain in the possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. It will be returned(D) in the Jubilee, and they can then go back to their property.(E)

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