Leviticus 25:33
in Leviticus 25So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
KJV
And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
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This verse in Leviticus 25
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
A certain portion of the lands surrounding the Levitical cities was appropriated to them for the pasturage of their cattle and flocks (Nu 35:4, 5). This was a permanent endowment for the support of the ministry and could not be alienated for any time.
This site's exposition
the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses
on Leviticus 25:32-34
The tribe holding the least land gets the strongest tenure in the chapter. A Levite may always redeem his house, it returns at the Jubilee, and the pastureland around the Levitical cities may never be sold.
This site's exposition
whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed
The verse gives its own reason: the houses in the Levitical cities are the Levites' possession among the Israelites. For them a house holds the place a field holds in the inheritance of the other tribes. Their houses always come home.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), because the Levites had no other possessions than cities and their suburbs, and God would show that the Levites were his peculiar care; and it was for the interest of the public that they should not be impoverished, or wormed out of their inheritances.
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The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר | vaasher | and that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִגְאַל֙ | yigal | he will redeem | H1350 → | 104 times |
| מִן־ | min- | one of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| וְיָצָ֧א | veyatza' | and it will go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִמְכַּר־ | mikar- | [the] sale of | H4465 → | 10 times |
| בַּ֛יִת | bayit | [the] house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וְעִ֥יר | veir | and [the] city of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ | ʾachuzato | possession his | H272 → | 66 times |
| בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל | baiyovel | in the jubilee | H3104 → | 27 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בָתֵּ֞י | vatei | [the] houses of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| עָרֵ֣י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֗ם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| הִ֚וא | hi' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם | ʾachuzatam | [is] possession their | H272 → | 66 times |
| בְּת֖וֹךְ | betokh | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַאֲשֶׁ֤רand that
vaasherH834 →5497 times
יִגְאַל֙he will redeem
yigalH1350 →104 times
מִן־one of
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
וְיָצָ֧אand it will go out
veyatza'H3318 →1067 times
מִמְכַּר־[the] sale of
mikar-H4465 →10 times
בַּ֛יִת[the] house
bayitH1004 →2046 times
וְעִ֥ירand [the] city of
veirH5892 →1090 times
אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹpossession his
ʾachuzatoH272 →66 times
בַּיֹּבֵ֑לin the jubilee
baiyovelH3104 →27 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בָתֵּ֞י[the] houses of
vateiH1004 →2046 times
עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
הַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
הִ֚ואit
hi'H1931 →1879 times
אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם[is] possession their
ʾachuzatamH272 →66 times
בְּת֖וֹךְin among
betokhH8432 →418 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.