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Leviticuschapter 25

55 verses · Moses, by tradition · 15th to 13th century BC · The Law

Original Language

Leviticus 25— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

In Jewish life

Jewish practice and Jewish teaching both have something to say about Leviticus 25. Three things follow: where it is read, what is done because of it, and how the rabbis have taught it. The purpose is to inform a Christian reader what Jews believe and how Judaism was and is practised.

The reading

Weekly portion 32 of 54

בְּהַר Behar, Leviticus 25:1 to 26:2

Read with it: Jeremiah 32:6 to 32:27.

The verse numbers here are the ones a Hebrew Bible carries, which differ from an English Bible by a verse or two in several places. The Sephardi reading is named only where this site records a difference; communities vary beyond what is listed. What these books are, and how a Christian reader meets them →

Where the rabbis cite this chapter

3 rows sit beside their verses in the text, on 3 verses of this chapter. No row that speaks to the chapter as a whole is recorded. Every quote links to its full source.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria (sefaria.org); excerpts follow each version’s license, and every passage opens at its source.

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

A sabbath rest for the land itself1

Leviticus 25:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיְדַבֵּ֤רvaydaberand he spokeH1696יְהוָה֙yahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־ʾel-toH413מֹשֶׁ֔הmoshehMosesH4872בְּהַ֥רbeharon [the] mountain ofH2022סִינַ֖יsinaiSinaiH5514לֵאמֹֽר׃lemor<to> sayingH559

Ramban on Leviticus 25:1

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
“What has the subject of the Sabbatical year [stated here in this section] to do with that of Mount Sinai? Were not all the commandments declared on Sinai?

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

Leviticus 25:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וְכִֽי־vekhi-and ifH3588תִמְכְּר֤וּtimkeruyou will sellH4376מִמְכָּר֙mikara thing soldH4465לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָlaamitekhato fellow citizen yourH5997א֥וֹʾoorH176קָנֹ֖הkanohyou will buyH7069מִיַּ֣דmiyadfrom [the] hand ofH3027עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָʾamitekhafellow citizen yourH5997אַל־ʾal-may notH408תּוֹנ֖וּtonuyou maltreatH3238אִ֥ישׁʾisheachH376אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853אָחִֽיו׃ʾachivbrother hisH251

Ramban on Leviticus 25:14

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
“This refers to overcharging in money matters.”. ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER THE JUBILEE THOU SHALT BUY OF THY NEIGHBOR.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

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