Leviticus 25:29

“And 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.”

Leviticus 25:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 25:29, word by word

And if a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
sellsיִמְכֹּרyimkor

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

Where else “yimkor” appears
a dwellingמוֹשַׁבmoshav

dwelling

A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.

Where else “moshav” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “bet” appears
in a walledחוֹמָהchoma

wall

Wall, city wall.

Where else “choma” appears
cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
his redemptionגְּאֻלָּתgeulat

right of redemption

The right to buy back land or a person.

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shall lastהָיְתָהhayta

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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a yearשְׁנַתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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from his saleמִמְכָּרmimkar

sale, what is sold

A sale; also what has been sold, merchandise.

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is completeתֹּםtom

fullness

Something whole, entire.

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for a full yearיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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The context

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.

29 · This verse (above)

30But if it is not redeemed before a full year is completed for it, then the house that is in the city that has a wall shall belong in perpetuity to the one who bought it, throughout his generations; it shall not go free in the jubilee.

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