Leviticus 25:34

NETBible

Moreover, 1  the open field areas of their cities 2  must not be sold, because that is their perpetual possession.

NIV ©

But the pasture-land belonging to their towns must not be sold; it is their permanent possession.

NASB ©

‘But pasture fields of their cities shall not be sold, for that is their perpetual possession.

NLT ©

The strip of pastureland around each of the Levitical cities may never be sold. It is their permanent ancestral property.

MSG ©

The pastures belonging to their cities may not be sold; they are their permanent possession.

BBE ©

But the land on the outskirts of their towns may not be exchanged for money, for it is their property for ever.

NRSV ©

But the open land around their cities may not be sold; for that is their possession for all time.

NKJV ©

‘But the field of the common–land of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession.

KJV
But the field
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of the suburbs
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of their cities
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may not be sold
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for it [is] their perpetual
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possession
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NASB ©
'But pasture
<4054>
fields
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of their cities
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shall not be sold
<4376>
, for that is their perpetual
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possession
<272>
.
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
oi
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T-NPM
agroi
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N-NPM
oi
<3588> 
T-NPM
afwrismenoi {V-RMPNP} taiv
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T-DPF
polesin
<4172> 
N-DPF
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
ou
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ADV
prayhsontai
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V-FPI-3P
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
katascesiv
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N-NSF
aiwnia
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A-NSF
touto
<3778> 
D-NSN
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
estin
<1510> 
V-PAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL
Moreover, the open
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field
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areas
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of their cities
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must not
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be sold
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, because
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that is their
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perpetual
<05769>
possession
<0272>
.
HEBREW
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Mhl
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Mlwe
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tzxa
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yk
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rkmy
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al
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Mhyre
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srgm
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hdvw (25:34)
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NETBible

Moreover, 1  the open field areas of their cities 2  must not be sold, because that is their perpetual possession.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “And.”

2 sn This refers to the region of fields just outside and surrounding the city where cattle were kept and garden crops were grown (B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 177).