he shall calculateוְחִשַּׁבthe yearsאֶת שְׁנֵיsince his saleמִמְכָּרוֹand give backוְהֵשִׁיבthe remainderאֶת הָעֹדֵףto the manלָאִישׁto whomאֲשֶׁר לוֹhe sold it,מָכַרand he shall returnוְשָׁבto his possession.לַאֲחֻזָּתוֹ
Leviticus 25:27
Study it in the app“he shall calculate the years since his sale and give back the remainder to the man to whom he sold it, and he shall return to his possession.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:27, word by word
- he shall calculateחִשַּׁבchishav
count
To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.
Where else “chishav” appears- the yearsשְׁנֵיshene
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shene” appears- since his saleמִמְכָּרmimkar
sale, what is sold
A sale; also what has been sold, merchandise.
Where else “mimkar” appears- and give backהֵשִׁיבheshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “heshiv” appears- the remainderעֹדֵףodef
have left over
Be left over, have more than needed.
Where else “odef” appears- to the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- he sold itמָכַרmachar
sell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “machar” appears- to his possessionאֲחֻזָּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears
The context
26And if a man has no redeemer, but his hand reaches and finds enough for his redemption,
27 · This verse (above)
28But if his hand does not find enough to give back to him, then what he sold shall remain in the hand of the one who bought it until the year of jubilee; and in the jubilee it shall go free, and he shall return to his possession.