But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be accounted for with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.
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But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be accounted for with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.
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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.
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But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country; they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.
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- Psalms 49:7-8 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him. For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, return.
Or, return.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 25:31 But the houses of the villages which…
Lev 25:31 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.
Ver. 31. They may be redeemed.] Lands and homestall had need go together.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The houses of the villages belonged to and were…
The houses of the villages belonged to and were necessary or very convenient for the management of the lands.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the houses of the villages, which have no…
But the houses of the villages, which have no walls round about them,.... As there were many in the days of Joshua, the Scripture speaks of: the Jews suppose that such are meant, even though they were afterwards walled:
shall be counted as the fields of the country; and subject to the same law as they:
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they may be redeemed; at any time before the year of jubilee, and if not, then
they shall go out in the jubilee; to the original owners of them, freely, as Jarchi says, without paying anything for them.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain In the villages - Because they belonged to and…
In the villages - Because they belonged to and were necessary for the management of the lands.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) But the houses of the villages which have…
(31) But the houses of the villages which have no wall.—Houses in villages, however, form an exception. They are part of the landed property, and hence, like the cultivated land on which they are erected, are subject to the law of jubile.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 But the houses of the villages that have no…
But the houses of the villages that have no wall
Some villages did not have a wall around them.
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They may be redeemed, and they must be returned
This can be stated in active form. AT: "You may buy back those houses, and those who bought them must return them" (See: Active or Passive)
the year of Jubilee
"the year of restoration" or "the year to return land and free slaves"
the houses owned by the Levites in their cities
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the houses that the Levites own in their cities" (See: Active or Passive)
may be redeemed at any time
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the Levites may redeem them at any time" (See: Active or Passive)
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