And whatוַאֲשֶׁרone ofמִןthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּםredeems,יִגְאַלthe saleמִמְכַּרof a houseבַּיִתin the cityוְעִירof his possession,אֲחֻזָּתוֹshall go freeוְיָצָאin the jubilee;בַּיֹּבֵלforכִּיthe housesבָתֵּיof the citiesעָרֵיof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםareהִואtheir possessionאֲחֻזָּתָםamongבְּתוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Leviticus 25:33
Study it in the app“And what one of the Levites redeems, the sale of a house in the city of his possession, shall go free in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the sons of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:33, word by word
- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- redeemsיִגְאַלyigal
redeem
To buy back a relative or their land.
Where else “yigal” appears- the saleמִמְכַּרmimkar
sale, what is sold
A sale; also what has been sold, merchandise.
Where else “mimkar” appears- of a houseבַּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- in the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of his possessionאֲחֻזָּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears- shall go freeיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- in the jubileeיֹּבֵלyovel
jubilee
The fiftieth year, of freedom, when each returned to his land.
Where else “yovel” appears- amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Translation note
The beginning of this verse is difficult in Hebrew. The general sense is clear: the houses of the Levites always return to them in the jubilee.
The context
32As for the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites shall have eternal redemption.
33 · This verse (above)
34But the field of the pastureland of their cities shall not be sold, for it is an eternal possession for them.