27 Then shall he [a]count the years of his sale, and restore the overplus to the man, to whom he sold it: so shall he return to his possession.

28 But if he cannot get sufficient to restore to him, then that which is sold, shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it, until the year of the Jubilee: and in the Jubilee it shall come [b]out, and he shall return unto his possession.

29 Likewise if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, he may buy it out again within a whole year after it is sold: within a year may he buy it out.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:27 Abating the money of the years past, and paying for the rest of the years to come.
  2. Leviticus 25:28 From his hand that bought it.

27 they are to determine the value for the years(A) 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.(B) 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(C) in the Jubilee, and they can then go back to their property.(D)

29 “‘Anyone who sells a house in a walled city retains the right of redemption a full year after its sale. During that time the seller may redeem it.

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