Leviticus 27:24

Verse

In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth.

Bible in Basic English

In the year of Jubilee the field will go back to him from whom he got it, that is, to him whose heritage it was.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But in the jubilee, it shall return to the former owner, who had sold it, and had it in the lot of his possession.

Free Bible Version

In the Jubilee Year, ownership the field shall revert back to the person you bought it from—to the original owner of the land.

Geneva Bible 1599

But in the yeere of Iubile, the fielde shall returne vnto him, of whome it was bought: to him, I say, whose inheritance the land was.

King James (Authorized) Version

In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

One Unity Resource Bible

In the Jubilee Year ·Shofar Year· the field shall teshuvah ·completely return· to him from whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongs.

Translation for Translators

But in the Year of Celebration, the land will again be owned by the person from whom he bought it, the person whose family had always owned that land.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In the year of Jubilee, the field will return to the man from whom it was bought, to the land's owner.

Noah Webster Bible

In the year of the jubilee, the field shall return to him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belonged .

World English Bible

In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongs.

Young's Literal Translation

in the year of the jubilee the field returneth to him from whom he bought it, to him whose [is] the possession of the land.

Context

Rules about Valuations

²³then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD.²⁴In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land. ²⁵Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.

Summary

This verse outlines the regulations regarding the redemption of land that was dedicated to the Lord. It establishes a standard for determining the value of the land based on the amount of seed required to sow it and the anticipated harvest. The passage emphasizes the importance of honoring vows made to the Lord and the process of redeeming consecrated possessions back into the possession of the original owner. It reflects the principle of stewardship and the significance of fulfilling commitments made to God in a just and equitable manner.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And all thy estimation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary,.... The shekel kept in the sanctuary, which was the standard of all shekels; not that there was a shekel in the sanctuary different from the common one; for every shekel ought to have been as that, of the full weight and worth of it; and the estimation was to be according to such a shekel, and the money paid in such, even in full weight: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel; which the Targum of Jonathan calls "meahs" or "oboli", one of which was about three halfpence of our money, scarce so much, and weighed near eleven grains, as Bishop Cumberland (i) has calculated: see Eze 45:12. (i) Of Scripture Weights and Measures, ch. 4. p. 111.