Berean Standard Bible
“The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.”
Leviticus 25 describes the Sabbath year and the Year of Jubilee, when land returned to families and debts were released every fiftieth year. These rules were designed to prevent permanent poverty and concentrated wealth in Israel.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.
World English Bible (WEB)
“‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.
King James Version (KJV)
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
No exchange of land may be for ever, for the land is mine, and you are as my guests, living with me for a time.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y la tierra no se venderá rematadamente, porque la tierra mía es; que vosotros peregrinos y extranjeros sois para conmigo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»Recuerden, la tierra es mía, de modo que no pueden venderla definitivamente. Ustedes son solamente arrendatarios y tendrán la tierra a su cargo.
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