Leviticus 25:23
The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
KJV
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
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Commentary
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָאָ֗רֶץ | ve.ha.'A.retz | and the land | H776 → |
| לֹ֤א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תִמָּכֵר֙ | ti.ma.Kher | it will be sold | H4376 → |
| לִצְמִתֻ֔ת | litz.mi.Tut | to perpetuity | H6783 → |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| לִ֖י | li | [belongs] to <the> me | |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| גֵרִ֧ים | ge.Rim | [are] sojourners | H1616 → |
| וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים | ve.to.sha.Vim | and resident aliens | H8453 → |
| אַתֶּ֖ם | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| עִמָּדִֽי׃ | 'i.ma.Di | with me | H5978 → |
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