Leviticus 25:51

Easy To Read Version

If there are still many years {before the year of Jubilee}, then the person must give back a large part of the price. It all depends on the numbers of years.

Cross References

Leviticus 25:16

If there are many years {before the next Jubilee}, then the price will be high. If the years are few, then the price will be lower. Why? Because your neighbor is really only selling a number of crops to you. {At the next Jubilee the land will again belong to his family.}

Leviticus 25:24

People might sell their land, but the family will always get their land back.

Leviticus 25:50

“How do you decide the price? You must count the years from the time he sold himself to the foreigner up to the next year of Jubilee. [438] Use that number to decide the price. Why? Because really the person only ‘hired’ him for a few years!

Leviticus 25:52

If only a few years are left until the year of Jubilee, then the person must pay a small part of the original price.

Leviticus 27:18

But if the person gives his field after the Jubilee, then the priest must calculate its exact price. He must count the number of years to the next year of Jubilee. Then he must use that number to decide the price.