Leviticus 27:24

“In the year of jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom he bought it, to the one to whom the possession of the land belongs.”

Leviticus 27:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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belongs.

Leviticus 27:24, word by word

In 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
the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

farmland

Land that is farmed.

Where else “sade” appears
shall returnיָשׁוּבyashuv

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “yashuv” appears
he bought itקָנָkana

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

Where else “kana” appears
the possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

Where else “achuzat” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears

The context

23then the priest shall calculate for him the amount of the valuation until the year of jubilee, and he shall give the valuation on that day, as holy to YHWH.

24 · This verse (above)

25And every valuation shall be by the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

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