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But the fieldוּשְׂדֵהof the pasturelandמִגְרַשׁof their citiesעָרֵיהֶםshall notלֹאbe sold,יִמָּכֵרforכִּיitהוּאis an eternalעוֹלָםpossessionאֲחֻזַּתfor them.לָהֶם
Leviticus 25:34
Study it in the app“But the field of the pastureland of their cities shall not be sold, for it is an eternal possession for them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 25:34, word by word
- But the fieldשְׂדֵהsede
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sede” appears- of the pasturelandמִגְרַשׁmigrash
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrash” appears- of their citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- be soldיִמָּכֵרyimacher
sell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “yimacher” appears- is an eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears
The context
33And 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.
34 · This verse (above)
35And if your brother becomes poor and his hand fails with you, you shall support him; as a resident alien and a temporary resident he shall live with you.