Leviticus 25:23
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The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with Me.
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; you are [only] foreigners and temporary residents with Me.
The land shall not be sold into perpetual ownership, for the land is Mine; you are [only] strangers and temporary residents with Me.
¶ The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
“The land is not to be permanently sold because it is mine, and you are only aliens and temporary residents on my land.
The land must not be permanently sold because the land is mine. You are just immigrants and foreign guests of mine.
“‘The land is not to be sold in perpetuity, because the land belongs to me — you are only foreigners and temporary residents with me.
No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me—it isn't your land, and you only live there for a little while.
And the land shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
The land also shall not be sold for ever: because it is mine, and you are strangers and sojourners with me.
“The land really belongs to me, so you cannot sell it permanently. You are only foreigners and travelers living on my land with me.
The people must never sell the land for all time. The land belongs to God. He has said that the people can live on it.
But the land must not be sold without a right to recover it, for the land really belongs to me. You are actually resident aliens under my authority.
“The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me.
“The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me.
“‘The land really belongs to me, so you can’t sell it ·for all time [in perpetuity]. You are only ·foreigners [sojourners; wanderers; resident aliens] and ·travelers living for a while on my land [L tenants with me].
¶ Also the land shall not be sold to be cut off from the family: for the land is mine, and ye be but strangers and sojourners with me.
“Land must never be sold permanently, because the land is mine. To me you are strangers without permanent homes.
Your land must not be sold on a permanent basis, because you do not own it; it belongs to God, and you are like foreigners who are allowed to make use of it.
“The land is not to be permanently sold because it is Mine, and you are only foreigners and temporary residents on My land.
“‘The land really belongs to me. So you can’t sell it forever. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a time on my land.
“The land is not to be sold with any finality, because the land belongs to me. You’re sojourners and travelers with me.
¶ The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but sojourners and foreign residents with Me.
“‘But the land must not be sold in perpetuity, because the land is mine, because you are aliens and temporary residents with me.
And remember, the land is mine, so you may not sell it permanently. You are merely my tenants and sharecroppers!
“The land cannot be sold permanently because the land is mine and you are foreigners—you’re my tenants. You must provide for the right of redemption for any of the land that you own.
The land shall not be permanently sold, for the land is Mine. For you are foreigners and sojourners with Me.
“Land must never be sold permanently, because the land is mine. To me you are strangers without permanent homes.
The land shall not be sold irrevocably; for the land is mine, and you are but resident aliens and under my authority.
‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, because the land is Mine; for you are only strangers and residents with Me.
‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but aliens and sojourners with Me.
“The land will not be permanently sold, for the land belongs to me and you are my aliens and tenants.
“‘The land really belongs to me, so you can’t sell it for all time. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a while on my land.
The land must not be sold without reclaim because the land belongs to me, for you are foreign residents, temporary settlers, with me.
“ ‘The land must not be sold without a way of getting it back. That is because it belongs to me. You are only outsiders and strangers in my land.
“‘The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.
‘“The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers.
‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me.
‘The land will not be sold to be kept forever. For the land is Mine. You are only strangers staying with Me.
“The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; with me you are but aliens and tenants.
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; with me you are but aliens and tenants.
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; with me you are but aliens and tenants.
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; with me you are but aliens and tenants.
HaAretz shall not be sold permanently: for HaAretz is Mine, for ye are gerim and toshavim with Me.
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with me.
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with me.
“Moreover, the land is not to be sold permanently, because the land is Mine. For you are sojourners with Me.
You are not allowed to sell the land in perpetuity because it isn’t actually yours. The land belongs to Me. You will always be strangers and outsiders living in My land.
“‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.
Also the land shall not be sold into without end, for it is mine, and ye be my comelings, and [my] tenants;
`And the land is not sold -- to extinction, for the land [is] Mine, for sojourners and settlers [are] ye with Me;
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