“‘If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Leviticus 25:25 in context
Leviticus 25:22–28
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You shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits from the old store until the ninth year. Until its fruits come in, you shall eat the old store.
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“‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.
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In all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land.
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“‘If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold.
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If a man has no one to redeem it, and he becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it,
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then let him reckon the years since its sale, and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return to his property.
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But if he isn’t able to get it back for himself, then what he has sold shall remain in the hand of him who has bought it until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property.
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