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And the landוְהָאָרֶץshall notלֹאbe soldתִמָּכֵרin perpetuity,לִצְמִתֻתforכִּיthe landהָאָרֶץis mine;לִיforכִּיyouאַתֶּםare resident aliensגֵרִיםand temporary residentsוְתוֹשָׁבִיםwith me.עִמָּדִי
Leviticus 25:23
Study it in the app“And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are resident aliens and temporary residents with me.”
In the law God says the land is his, and Israel lives on it as a guestGenerosity and Money
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:23, word by word
- And the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- be soldתִמָּכֵרtimacher
sell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “timacher” appears- in perpetuityצְמִתֻתtsemitut
permanently
For good, with no going back; said of a final sale.
Where else “tsemitut” appears- are resident aliensגֵרִיםgerim
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “gerim” appears- and temporary residentsתוֹשָׁבִיםtoshavim
sojourner, settler
Sojourner, settler: someone who lives in a place without being from there or owning land.
Where else “toshavim” appears- with meעִמָּדִimadi
with me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appears
Translation note
The land belongs to God, and his people live in it as resident aliens and temporary residents with him (v. 23). Compare 1 Peter 2:11 and Hebrews 11:13, which call believers foreigners and pilgrims.
The context
22And you shall sow in the eighth year and eat from the old produce; until the ninth year, until its produce comes in, you shall eat the old.
23 · This verse (above)
24And throughout all the land of your possession you shall grant redemption to the land.