Holman Christian Standard Bible

Leviticus 25:29-37 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

29. “If a man sells a residence in a walled city, his right of redemption will last until a year has passed after its sale; his right of redemption will last a year.

30. If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its purchaser throughout his generations. It is not to be released on the Jubilee.

31. But houses in villages that have no walls around them are to be classified as open fields. The right to redeem such houses stays in effect, and they are to be released at the Jubilee.

32. “Concerning the Levitical cities, the Levites always have the right to redeem houses in the cities they possess.

33. Whatever property one of the Levites can redeem — a house sold in a city they possess — must be released at the Jubilee, because the houses in the Levitical cities are their possession among the Israelites.

34. The open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for it is their permanent possession.

35. “If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.

36. Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you.

37. You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit.