Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are to buy from your own people on the basis of the number of years since the Jubilee. And they are to sell to you on the basis of the number of years left for harvesting crops. New Living Translation When you buy land from your neighbor, the price you pay must be based on the number of years since the last jubilee. The seller must set the price by taking into account the number of years remaining until the next Year of Jubilee. English Standard Version You shall pay your neighbor according to the number of years after the jubilee, and he shall sell to you according to the number of years for crops. Berean Standard Bible You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining. Berean Literal Bible According to the number of years after the Jubilee, you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops, he shall sell to you. King James Bible According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee: New King James Version According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops he shall sell to you. New American Standard Bible Corresponding to the number of years after the jubilee, you shall buy from your friend; he is to sell to you according to the number of years of crops. NASB 1995 ‘Corresponding to the number of years after the jubilee, you shall buy from your friend; he is to sell to you according to the number of years of crops. NASB 1977 ‘Corresponding to the number of years after the jubilee, you shall buy from your friend; he is to sell to you according to the number of years of crops. Legacy Standard Bible Corresponding to the number of years after the jubilee, you shall buy from your companion; he is to sell to you according to the number of years of produce. Amplified Bible According to the number of years after the Jubilee, you shall buy from your friend. And he is to sell to you according to the number of years of crops [which may be harvested before you must restore the property to him]. Berean Annotated Bible You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining. Christian Standard Bible You are to make the purchase from your neighbor based on the number of years since the last Jubilee. He is to sell to you based on the number of remaining harvest years. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to make the purchase from your neighbor based on the number of years since the last Jubilee. He is to sell to you based on the number of remaining harvest years. American Standard Version According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbor, and according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee. English Revised Version according to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation When you buy property from your neighbor, take into account the number of years since the jubilee. Your neighbor must sell it to you taking into account the number of crops [until the next jubilee]. Good News Translation The price is to be set according to the number of years the land can produce crops before the next Year of Restoration. International Standard Version According to the number of years after the jubilee, you may buy from your neighbor. And according to the number of years with crops, he may sell to you. NET Bible You may buy it from your fellow citizen according to the number of years since the last jubilee; he may sell it to you according to the years of produce that are left. New Heart English Bible According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor. According to the number of years of the crops he shall sell to you. Webster's Bible Translation According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbor, and according to the number of years of the fruits he shall sell to thee: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleYou are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining. World English Bible According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor. According to the number of years of the crops he shall sell to you. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyou buy from your fellow by the number of years after the Jubilee; he sells to you by the number of the years of increase; Berean Literal Bible According to the number of years after the Jubilee, you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops, he shall sell to you. Young's Literal Translation by the number of years after the jubilee thou dost buy from thy fellow; by the number of the years of increase he doth sell to thee; Smith's Literal Translation According to the number of years after the jubilee, thou shalt buy from thy neighbor; according to the number of the years produce shall he sell to thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall sell to thee according to the computation of the fruits. Catholic Public Domain Version and he shall sell to you according to the computation of the produce. New American Bible On the basis of the number of years since the last jubilee you shall purchase the land from your neighbor; and so also, on the basis of the number of years of harvest, that person shall sell it to you. New Revised Standard Version When you buy from your neighbor, you shall pay only for the number of years since the jubilee; the seller shall charge you only for the remaining crop years. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAccording to the number of years after the jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of the produce he shall sell to you; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated By the number of years after the restoration, buy from your neighbor, and by the number of years of a crop he shall sell to you: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation According to the number of years after the jubilee shalt thou buy of thy neighbour, according to the number of years of the fruits shall he sell to thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Return of Property…14If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other. 15You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining. 16You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.… Cross References You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; Leviticus 27:18-19 But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced. / And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him. Ezekiel 46:17 But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs. Ruth 4:3-5 And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. / I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied. / Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining. Leviticus 27:23-24 then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD. / In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land. Deuteronomy 15:1-2 At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. / This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed. Jeremiah 32:6-15 Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. … Deuteronomy 25:13-16 You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. … Nehemiah 5:1-13 About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” … Ezekiel 45:9-12 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’ / You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. / The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both. … Matthew 18:23-35 Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. / As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. … Luke 6:34-35 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Luke 16:1-12 Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. / So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’ / The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg. … Acts 4:32-35 The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned. / With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all. / There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, … Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 1 Corinthians 6:7-8 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? / Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers! 2 Corinthians 8:13-15 It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality. / As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.” Treasury of Scripture According to the number of years after the jubilee you shall buy of your neighbor, and according to the number of years of the fruits he shall sell to you: Leviticus 27:18-23 But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation… Jump to Previous Basis Buy Corresponding Countryman Crops Earth Exchange Fellow Friend Fruits Goods Harvesting Increase Jubilee Neighbor Neighbour Neighbours Produce Relation Sell TimesJump to Next Basis Buy Corresponding Countryman Crops Earth Exchange Fellow Friend Fruits Goods Harvesting Increase Jubilee Neighbor Neighbour Neighbours Produce Relation Sell TimesLeviticus 25 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year8. The jubilee in the fiftieth year 14. Of oppression 18. A blessing of obedience 23. The redemption of land 29. Of houses 35. Compassion to the poor 39. The usage of bondmen 47. The redemption of servants You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; This phrase refers to the economic and social system established by God for the Israelites, where land transactions were regulated by the Jubilee cycle. The Jubilee occurred every 50 years, as outlined in Leviticus 25:8-12, and was a time when land was to be returned to its original family owners. This ensured that no family would permanently lose their inheritance. The concept of Jubilee reflects God's concern for social justice and economic equality, preventing the accumulation of wealth and power in the hands of a few. It also emphasizes the idea that the land ultimately belongs to God (Leviticus 25:23). The Jubilee year is a type of the ultimate redemption and restoration found in Jesus Christ, who proclaimed the "year of the Lord's favor" (Luke 4:18-19), symbolizing spiritual freedom and restoration. he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining. Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the instructions in Leviticus. 2. Israelites The people to whom the laws in Leviticus were given, specifically addressing their economic and social practices. 3. Jubilee Year A significant event occurring every 50 years in Israel, where land was returned to original owners, and debts were forgiven, symbolizing freedom and restoration. Teaching Points Understanding the JubileeThe Jubilee year was a time of economic reset, reflecting God's desire for justice and equality among His people. It reminds us of the importance of fairness and compassion in our financial dealings. Economic Justice The instruction to buy and sell based on the number of years since the Jubilee teaches us to consider fairness and integrity in our transactions. It challenges us to think about how we can practice economic justice in our own lives. Trust in God's Provision The Jubilee system required faith in God's provision, as it involved letting the land rest and trusting that God would provide. This encourages us to trust God in our financial decisions and to prioritize His principles over worldly gain. Restoration and Forgiveness The Jubilee symbolizes restoration and forgiveness, pointing us to the ultimate restoration found in Christ. It encourages us to seek reconciliation and to forgive others as we have been forgiven. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Leviticus 25:15?2. How does Leviticus 25:15 guide fair transactions in today's economic practices? 3. What principles from Leviticus 25:15 reflect God's justice and fairness in business? 4. How does Leviticus 25:15 connect to Jesus' teachings on fairness and honesty? 5. In what ways can Leviticus 25:15 influence Christian stewardship and resource management? 6. How can Leviticus 25:15 inspire ethical behavior in personal and professional dealings? 7. How does Leviticus 25:15 reflect the concept of fair trade in biblical times? 8. What historical context influenced the economic principles in Leviticus 25:15? 9. How does Leviticus 25:15 align with modern economic practices? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 25? 11. What is the Bible's view on poverty? 12. Why do other civilizations around Israel not record similar extended fallow periods or Jubilees, if this commandment (Lev 25) was practiced widely? 13. Leviticus 19:10 commands leaving part of the harvest for the poor; why isn't this universally practiced today by believers? 14. Why does the command to release servants (Lev 25:39-46) appear inconsistent with other biblical passages endorsing servitude? What Does Leviticus 25:15 Mean You are to buy from your neighbor• God keeps transactions within the covenant community, just as Leviticus 25:14 instructs, “If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of one another”. • Buying “from your neighbor” implies mutual care: Romans 13:9 sums up the Law with “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”. • The land was allotted to each tribe (Joshua 13–19). By limiting sales to fellow Israelites, God protected family inheritances while fostering an atmosphere of trust and accountability. according to the number of years since the last Jubilee • The Jubilee came every fiftieth year (Leviticus 25:10-11). Because the land returned to its original clan at that point, any sale was really a long-term lease. • Pricing land by counting years from the most recent Jubilee anchored the deal in an objective timeline. It guarded against both greed and panic-selling. • This standard reminds us that “the land is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me” (Leviticus 25:23). Since God owns it all, His calendar—not human haggling—sets value. he is to sell to you • The seller had a duty as well: no inflated prices. Proverbs 11:1 warns, “Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD”. • Leviticus 25:25 provides a safety net: if poverty forced a sale, the nearest relative could redeem the land. Fair selling practices preserved dignity for the poor, echoing Deuteronomy 15:7-8. • In this mutual respect, both buyer and seller mirror God’s justice—“Whatever you want others to do for you, do the same for them” (Matthew 7:12). according to the number of harvest years remaining • Verse 16 clarifies: “You are to increase the price according to the greater number of years and decrease it according to the lesser number, for he is selling to you the number of crops”. • Practical outworkings: – More years left = more harvests = higher price. – Fewer years left = fewer harvests = lower price. • By tying price to future crops, God makes fairness measurable. This anticipates modern notions of depreciation and lease value. • James 5:4 condemns unfair wages; the principle is identical—workers (or sellers) must receive what is right for the time involved. summary Leviticus 25:15 commands covenant partners to trade fairly: buy only from fellow Israelites, price land by counting years since the last Jubilee, and adjust value to the harvests still ahead. These details honor God’s ultimate ownership of the land, protect family inheritance, and cultivate love for neighbor through transparent, time-bound dealings. (15) According to the number of years . . . thou shalt buy.--The promised land, according to the Law, was to be divided by lot in equal parts among the Israelites. The plot which should thus come into the possession of each family is to be absolutely inalienable, and for ever continue to be the property of the descendants of the original possessor. Hence it is here enacted that where a proprietor being pressed by poverty is compelled to sell a field, it could not be bought of him for a longer period than up to the time of the next jubile, when it reverted to the original possessor, or to his family. In purchasing a plot of and the purchaser is to reckon how many years had elapsed since the last jubile, since this would show him the exact period during which he would be entitled to hold it. It thus corresponds to what with us is buying the unexpired term of a lease.Of thy neighbour.--From this it was deduced that the Israelite who was reduced to poverty could only sell his land to a fellow-Israelite, but not to a Gentile. The number of years of the fruit he shall sell.--Whilst the purchaser is to take into consideration the number of years which the lease has still to run, the vendor has to consider how many sabbatical years there will be from the time of the sale till next jubile, since the sale was not so much of the land as of the produce of so many years. Hence the fallow sabbatical years are not to be included. As the plural "number of years "is here used, the authorities during the second Temple concluded that the vendor could not sell it for less than two productive years, exclusive of a sabbatical year, a year of barrenness, and of the first harvest if the purchase was effected shortly before the seventh month, with the ripe produce in the field. Hebrew You are to buyתִּקְנֶ֖ה (tiq·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own from מֵאֵ֣ת (mê·’êṯ) Preposition-m | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case your neighbor עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ (‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5997: Companionship, a comrade, kindred man according to the number בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר (bə·mis·par) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration of years שָׁנִים֙ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year since אַחַ֣ר (’a·ḥar) Adverb Strong's 310: The hind or following part the last Jubilee; הַיּוֹבֵ֔ל (hay·yō·w·ḇêl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3104: A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument) he is to sell יִמְכָּר־ (yim·kār-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4376: To sell to you לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew according to the number בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר (bə·mis·par) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration of harvest תְבוּאֹ֖ת (ṯə·ḇū·’ōṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8393: Product, revenue years {remaining}. שְׁנֵֽי־ (šə·nê-) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8141: A year Links Leviticus 25:15 NIVLeviticus 25:15 NLT Leviticus 25:15 ESV Leviticus 25:15 NASB Leviticus 25:15 KJV Leviticus 25:15 BibleApps.com Leviticus 25:15 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:15 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:15 French Bible Leviticus 25:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 25:15 According to the number of years after (Le Lv Lev.) |
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