KJV King James Version
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; [within] a full year may he redeem it.
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Leviticus 25:29
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; [within] a full year may he redeem it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.
WEB World English Bible
“‘If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it has been sold. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption.
ASV American Standard Version
And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when a man selleth a dwelling-house in a walled city, then hath his right of redemption been until the completion of a year from its selling; days—is his right of redemption;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 25
26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
28 But if he be not able to restore [it] to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; [within] a full year may he redeem it.
30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that [is] in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.
32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, [and] the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
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וְאִ֗ישׁH376 · ishmanכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיִמְכֹּ֤רH4376 · ma.kharto sellבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceמוֹשַׁב֙H4186 · mo.shavseatעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementחוֹמָ֔הH2346 · cho.mahwallוְהָיְתָה֙H1961 · ha.yahto beגְּאֻלָּת֔וֹH1353 · ge.ul.lahredemptionעַד־H5704 · adtillתֹּ֖םH8552 · ta.mamto finishשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearמִמְכָּר֑וֹH4465 · mim.karsaleיָמִ֖יםH3117 · yomdayתִּהְיֶ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beגְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃H1353 · ge.ul.lahredemption
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