But ifוְאִםhis handיָדוֹdoes notלֹאfindמָצְאָהenoughדֵּיto give backהָשִׁיבto him,לוֹthen what he soldוְ מִמְכָּרוֹshall remainהָיָהin the handבְּיַדof the one who boughtהַקֹּנֶהitאֹתוֹuntilעַדthe yearשְׁנַתof jubilee;הַיּוֹבֵלand in the jubileeוְ בַּיֹּבֵלit shall go free,יָצָאand he shall returnוְשָׁבto his possession.לַאֲחֻזָּתוֹ
Leviticus 25:28
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:28, word by word
- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- findמָצְאָהmatsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsa” appears- enoughדֵּיde
enough
The amount that is enough for something, with nothing lacking.
Where else “de” appears- to give backהָשִׁיבhashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appears- then what he soldמִמְכָּרmimkar
sale, what is sold
A sale; also what has been sold, merchandise.
Where else “mimkar” appears- shall remainהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- of the one who boughtקֹּנֶהkone
buy
To give silver in order to become the owner of something.
Where else “kone” appears- the yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of jubileeיּוֹבֵלyovel
jubilee
The fiftieth year, of freedom, when each returned to his land.
Where else “yovel” appears- it shall go freeיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- to his possessionאֲחֻזָּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears
The context
27he 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.
28 · This verse (above)
29And if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, his redemption shall last until a year from his sale is complete; for a full year shall his redemption last.