Verse Lens · Context pointer
Leviticus 25:15 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 15. 15According 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:
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Role in This Section
This verse bases purchase price on the harvest years remaining after Jubilee.
Read It With
- Leviticus 25:8-17
Use 25:8-17 as the reading frame for Leviticus 25:15. The verse bases purchase price on the harvest years remaining after Jubilee, while the complete unit shows that Seven sabbatical cycles lead to a fiftieth-year trumpet, return to property and family, fallow, and sale prices scaled to remaining harvest years under the command not to oppress.
Why It Needs Context
The verse bases purchase price on the harvest years remaining after Jubilee. Follow Leviticus 25:8-17 before drawing an enduring truth, since the surrounding case determines what this detail does and does not establish.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 25:8-17 — Jubilee proclaims liberty, return, and price limitsSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 25:8-17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 25:8-17
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