Verse Lens · Context pointer
Leviticus 25:30 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 30. 30And 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.
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Role in This Section
This verse makes an unredeemed walled-city house permanent property outside Jubilee.
Read It With
- Leviticus 25:25-34
Use 25:25-34 as the reading frame for Leviticus 25:30. The verse makes an unredeemed walled-city house permanent property outside Jubilee, while the complete unit shows that A near kinsman may redeem sold land, a seller with means may recover it by calculated value, unwalled houses return at Jubilee, city houses have a one-year window, and Levite property receives special protection.
Why It Needs Context
Leviticus 25:25-34 must remain the teaching frame because this verse makes an unredeemed walled-city house permanent property outside Jubilee without completing the unit's reasoning.
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 25:25-34 — Kin redemption and Jubilee protect family land and Levite townsSources 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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Exact location: Leviticus 25:25-34, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 25:25-34
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