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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If there remain many years [before the Year of Jubilee], in proportion to them he must refund [to the purchaser] for his release [the overpayment] for his acquisition. American Standard Version (1901) If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. Common English Bible If there are many years left before the Jubilee, the Israelite will pay for their purchase in proportion to their purchase price. Catholic Public Domain Version If there will have been many years which remain until the Jubilee, according to these shall he also repay the price. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If there be many years that remain until the jubilee, according to them shall he also repay the price. |
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.}
People might sell their land, but the family will always get their land back.
“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!
If only a few years are left until the year of Jubilee, then the person must pay a small part of the original price.
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.