World English Bible
Leviticus 25:23
“The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.”
Verse in context — Leviticus 25
21
then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.
22
You shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until its fruits come in, you shall eat the old store.
23
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.
24
In all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land.
25
If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold.
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