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27 then he may always buy it back at a price proportionate to the number of harvests until the Jubilee, and the owner must accept the money and return the land to him. 28 But if the original owner is not able to redeem it, then it shall belong to the new owner until the Year of Jubilee; but at the Jubilee year it must be returned again.

29 “If a man sells a house in the city,[a] he has up to one year to redeem it, with full right of redemption during that time.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:29 in the city, literally, “in a walled city.”

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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