Apologetics Bible

Leviticus 25:1

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayedaver-yehvah-'el-mosheh-vehar-siynay-le'mor

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

AKJV: And the LORD spoke to Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

ASV: And Jehovah spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

YLT: And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in mount Sinai, saying,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:2

Hebrew

דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם וְשָׁבְתָה הָאָרֶץ שַׁבָּת לַיהוָֽה׃

daver-'el-veney-yishera'el-ve'amareta-'alehem-khiy-tavo'v-'el-ha'aretz-'asher-'aniy-noten-lakhem-veshavetah-ha'aretz-shavat-layhvah

KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.

AKJV: Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath to the LORD.

ASV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto Jehovah.

YLT: `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye come in unto the land which I am giving to you, then hath the land kept a sabbath to Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:3

Hebrew

שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְרַע שָׂדֶךָ וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְמֹר כַּרְמֶךָ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃

shesh-shaniym-tizera'-shadekha-veshesh-shaniym-tizemor-kharemekha-ve'asafeta-'et-tevv'atah

KJV: Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

AKJV: Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

ASV: Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof;

YLT: `Six years thou dost sow thy field, and six years thou dost prune thy vineyard, and hast gathered its increase,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:4

Hebrew

וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן יִהְיֶה לָאָרֶץ שַׁבָּת לַיהוָה שָֽׂדְךָ לֹא תִזְרָע וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תִזְמֹֽר׃

vvashanah-hasheviy'it-shavat-shavatvon-yiheyeh-la'aretz-shavat-layhvah-shadekha-lo'-tizera'-vekharemekha-lo'-tizemor

KJV: But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

AKJV: But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest to the land, a sabbath for the LORD: you shall neither sow your field, nor prune your vineyard.

ASV: but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto Jehovah: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

YLT: and in the seventh year a sabbath of rest is to the land, a sabbath to Jehovah; thy field thou dost not sow, and thy vineyard thou dost not prune;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:5

Hebrew

אֵת סְפִיחַ קְצִֽירְךָ לֹא תִקְצוֹר וְאֶת־עִנְּבֵי נְזִירֶךָ לֹא תִבְצֹר שְׁנַת שַׁבָּתוֹן יִהְיֶה לָאָֽרֶץ׃

'et-sefiycha-qetziyrekha-lo'-tiqetzvor-ve'et-'inevey-neziyrekha-lo'-tivetzor-shenat-shavatvon-yiheyeh-la'aretz

KJV: That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.

AKJV: That which grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap, neither gather the grapes of your vine undressed: for it is a year of rest to the land.

ASV: That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather: it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.

YLT: the spontaneous growth of thy harvest thou dost not reap, and the grapes of thy separated thing thou dost not gather, a year of rest it is to the land.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:6

Hebrew

וְהָיְתָה שַׁבַּת הָאָרֶץ לָכֶם לְאָכְלָה לְךָ וּלְעַבְדְּךָ וְלַאֲמָתֶךָ וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ וּלְתוֹשָׁבְךָ הַגָּרִים עִמָּֽךְ׃

vehayetah-shavat-ha'aretz-lakhem-le'akhelah-lekha-vle'avedekha-vela'amatekha-velishekhiyrekha-vletvoshavekha-hagariym-'imakhe

KJV: And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

AKJV: And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for you, and for your servant, and for your maid, and for your hired servant, and for your stranger that sojourns with you.

ASV: And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger, who sojourn with thee.

YLT: `And the sabbath of the land hath been to you for food, to thee, and to thy man-servant, and to thy handmaid, and to thy hireling, and to thy settler, who are sojourning with thee;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:7

Hebrew

וְלִבְהֶמְתְּךָ וְלַֽחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר בְּאַרְצֶךָ תִּהְיֶה כָל־תְּבוּאָתָהּ לֶאֱכֹֽל׃

velivehemetekha-velachayah-'asher-ve'aretzekha-tiheyeh-khal-tevv'atah-le'ekhol

KJV: And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

AKJV: And for your cattle, and for the beast that are in your land, shall all the increase thereof be meat. ¶

ASV: And for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.

YLT: and to thy cattle, and to the beast which is in thy land, is all thine increase for food.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:8

Hebrew

וְסָפַרְתָּ לְךָ שֶׁבַע שַׁבְּתֹת שָׁנִים שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וְהָיוּ לְךָ יְמֵי שֶׁבַע שַׁבְּתֹת הַשָּׁנִים תֵּשַׁע וְאַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָֽה׃

vesafareta-lekha-sheva'-shavetot-shaniym-sheva'-shaniym-sheva'-fe'amiym-vehayv-lekha-yemey-sheva'-shavetot-hashaniym-tesha'-ve'areva'iym-shanah

KJV: And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

AKJV: And you shall number seven sabbaths of years to you, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty and nine years.

ASV: And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and there shall be unto thee the days of seven sabbaths of years, even forty and nine years.

YLT: `And thou hast numbered to thee seven sabbaths of years, seven years seven times, and the days of the seven sabbaths of years have been to thee nine and forty years,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:9

Hebrew

וְהֽ͏ַעֲבַרְתָּ שׁוֹפַר תְּרוּעָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִעִי בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ בְּיוֹם הַכִּפֻּרִים תַּעֲבִירוּ שׁוֹפָר בְּכָל־אַרְצְכֶֽם׃

veha'avareta-shvofar-terv'ah-vachodesh-hashevi'iy-ve'ashvor-lachodesh-veyvom-hakhifuriym-ta'aviyrv-shvofar-vekhal-'aretzekhem

KJV: Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.

AKJV: Then shall you cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall you make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.

ASV: Then shalt thou send abroad the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of atonement shall ye send abroad the trumpet throughout all your land.

YLT: and thou hast caused a trumpet of shouting to pass over in the seventh month, in the tenth of the month; in the day of the atonements ye do cause a trumpet to pass over through all your land;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:10

Hebrew

וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם אֵת שְׁנַת הַחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּקְרָאתֶם דְּרוֹר בָּאָרֶץ לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶיהָ יוֹבֵל הִוא תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם וְשַׁבְתֶּם אִישׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזָּתוֹ וְאִישׁ אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ תָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃

veqidashetem-'et-shenat-hachamishiym-shanah-vqera'tem-dervor-va'aretz-lekhal-yosheveyha-yvovel-hiv'-tiheyeh-lakhem-veshavetem-'iysh-'el-'achuzatvo-ve'iysh-'el-mishefachetvo-tashuvv

KJV: And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

AKJV: And you shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee to you; and you shall return every man to his possession, and you shall return every man to his family.

ASV: And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

YLT: and ye have hallowed the year, the fiftieth year; and ye have proclaimed liberty in the land to all its inhabitants; a jubilee it is to you; and ye have turned back each unto his possession; yea, each unto his family ye do turn back.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall retu...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:11

Hebrew

יוֹבֵל הִוא שְׁנַת הַחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם לֹא תִזְרָעוּ וְלֹא תִקְצְרוּ אֶת־סְפִיחֶיהָ וְלֹא תִבְצְרוּ אֶת־נְזִרֶֽיהָ׃

yvovel-hiv'-shenat-hachamishiym-shanah-tiheyeh-lakhem-lo'-tizera'v-velo'-tiqetzerv-'et-sefiycheyha-velo'-tivetzerv-'et-nezireyha

KJV: A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.

AKJV: A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be to you: you shall not sow, neither reap that which grows of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of your vine undressed.

ASV: A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines.

YLT: `A jubilee it is , the fiftieth year, a year it is to you; ye sow not, nor reap its spontaneous growth, nor gather its separated things;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:12

Hebrew

כִּי יוֹבֵל הִוא קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה תֹּאכְלוּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃

khiy-yvovel-hiv'-qodesh-tiheyeh-lakhem-min-hashadeh-to'khelv-'et-tevv'atah

KJV: For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

AKJV: For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy to you: you shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

ASV: For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

YLT: for a jubilee it is , holy it is to you; out of the field ye eat its increase;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:13

Hebrew

בִּשְׁנַת הַיּוֹבֵל הַזֹּאת תָּשֻׁבוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃

vishenat-hayvovel-hazo't-tashuvv-'iysh-'el-'achuzatvo

KJV: In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

AKJV: In the year of this jubilee you shall return every man to his possession.

ASV: In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.

YLT: in the year of this jubilee ye turn back each unto his possession.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:14

Hebrew

וְכִֽי־תִמְכְּרוּ מִמְכָּר לַעֲמִיתֶךָ אוֹ קָנֹה מִיַּד עֲמִיתֶךָ אַל־תּוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִֽיו׃

vekhiy-timekherv-mimekhar-la'amiytekha-'vo-qanoh-miyad-'amiytekha-'al-tvonv-'iysh-'et-'achiyv

KJV: And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

AKJV: And if you sell something to your neighbor, or buy something of your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another:

ASV: And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor’s hand, ye shall not wrong one another.

YLT: `And when thou sellest anything to thy fellow, or buyest from the hand of thy fellow, ye do not oppress one another;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:15

Hebrew

בְּמִסְפַּר שָׁנִים אַחַר הַיּוֹבֵל תִּקְנֶה מֵאֵת עֲמִיתֶךָ בְּמִסְפַּר שְׁנֵֽי־תְבוּאֹת יִמְכָּר־לָֽךְ׃

vemisefar-shaniym-'achar-hayvovel-tiqeneh-me'et-'amiytekha-vemisefar-sheney-tevv'ot-yimekhar-lakhe

KJV: According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

AKJV: According to the number of years after the jubilee you shall buy of your neighbor, and according to the number of years of the fruits he shall sell to you:

ASV: According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbor, and according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee.

YLT: by the number of years after the jubilee thou dost buy from thy fellow; by the number of the years of increase he doth sell to thee;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:16

Hebrew

לְפִי ׀ רֹב הַשָּׁנִים תַּרְבֶּה מִקְנָתוֹ וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים תַּמְעִיט מִקְנָתוֹ כִּי מִסְפַּר תְּבוּאֹת הוּא מֹכֵר לָֽךְ׃

lefiy- -rov-hashaniym-tareveh-miqenatvo-vlefiy-me'ot-hashaniym-tame'iyt-miqenatvo-khiy-misefar-tevv'ot-hv'-mokher-lakhe

KJV: According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

AKJV: According to the multitude of years you shall increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years you shall diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits does he sell to you.

ASV: According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee.

YLT: according to the multitude of the years thou dost multiply its price, and according to the fewness of the years thou dost diminish its price; for a number of increases he is selling to thee;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:17

Hebrew

וְלֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־עֲמִיתוֹ וְיָרֵאתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

velo'-tvonv-'iysh-'et-'amiytvo-veyare'ta-me'eloheykha-khiy-'aniy-yehovah-'eloheykhem

KJV: Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: You shall not therefore oppress one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:18

Hebrew

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם עַל־הָאָרֶץ לָבֶֽטַח׃

va'ashiytem-'et-chuqotay-ve'et-mishefatay-tishemerv-va'ashiytem-'otam-viyshavetem-'al-ha'aretz-lavetach

KJV: Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

AKJV: Why you shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and you shall dwell in the land in safety.

ASV: Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

YLT: `And ye have done My statutes, and My judgments ye keep, and have done them, and ye have dwelt on the land confidently,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:19

Hebrew

וְנָתְנָה הָאָרֶץ פִּרְיָהּ וַאֲכַלְתֶּם לָשֹׂבַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם לָבֶטַח עָלֶֽיהָ׃

venatenah-ha'aretz-fireyah-va'akhaletem-lashova'-viyshavetem-lavetach-'aleyha

KJV: And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

AKJV: And the land shall yield her fruit, and you shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

ASV: And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

YLT: and the land hath given its fruit, and ye have eaten to satiety, and have dwelt confidently on it.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:20

Hebrew

וְכִי תֹאמְרוּ מַה־נֹּאכַל בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת הֵן לֹא נִזְרָע וְלֹא נֶאֱסֹף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃

vekhiy-to'merv-mah-no'khal-vashanah-hasheviy'it-hen-lo'-nizera'-velo'-ne'esof-'et-tevv'atenv

KJV: And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

AKJV: And if you shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

ASV: And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;

YLT: `And when ye say, What do we eat in the seventh year, lo, we do not sow, nor gather our increase?

Exposition: Leviticus 25:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:21

Hebrew

וְצִוִּיתִי אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי לָכֶם בַּשָּׁנָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית וְעָשָׂת אֶת־הַתְּבוּאָה לִשְׁלֹשׁ הַשָּׁנִֽים׃

vetziviytiy-'et-virekhatiy-lakhem-vashanah-hashishiyt-ve'ashat-'et-hatevv'ah-lishelosh-hashaniym

KJV: Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

AKJV: Then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

ASV: then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.

YLT: then I have commanded My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it hath made the increase for three years;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:22

Hebrew

וּזְרַעְתֶּם אֵת הַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁמִינִת וַאֲכַלְתֶּם מִן־הַתְּבוּאָה יָשָׁן עַד ׀ הַשָּׁנָה הַתְּשִׁיעִת עַד־בּוֹא תְּבוּאָתָהּ תֹּאכְלוּ יָשָֽׁן׃

vzera'etem-'et-hashanah-hashemiynit-va'akhaletem-min-hatevv'ah-yashan-'ad- -hashanah-hateshiy'it-'ad-vvo'-tevv'atah-to'khelv-yashan

KJV: And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.

AKJV: And you shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in you shall eat of the old store. ¶

ASV: And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until its fruits come in, ye shall eat the old store.

YLT: and ye have sown the eighth year, and have eaten of the old increase; until the ninth year, until the coming in of its increase, ye do eat the old.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:23

Hebrew

וְהָאָרֶץ לֹא תִמָּכֵר לִצְמִתֻת כִּי־לִי הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי־גֵרִים וְתוֹשָׁבִים אַתֶּם עִמָּדִֽי׃

veha'aretz-lo'-timakher-litzemitut-khiy-liy-ha'aretz-khiy-geriym-vetvoshaviym-'atem-'imadiy

KJV: The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

AKJV: The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for you are strangers and sojourners with me.

ASV: And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

YLT: `And the land is not sold--to extinction, for the land is Mine, for sojourners and settlers are ye with Me;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:24

Hebrew

וּבְכֹל אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם גְּאֻלָּה תִּתְּנוּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃

vvekhol-'eretz-'achuzatekhem-ge'ulah-titenv-la'aretz

KJV: And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

AKJV: And in all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land. ¶

ASV: And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

YLT: and in all the land of your possession a redemption ye do give to the land.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:25

Hebrew

כִּֽי־יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ וּמָכַר מֵאֲחֻזָּתוֹ וּבָא גֹֽאֲלוֹ הַקָּרֹב אֵלָיו וְגָאַל אֵת מִמְכַּר אָחִֽיו׃

khiy-yamvkhe-'achiykha-vmakhar-me'achuzatvo-vva'-go'alvo-haqarov-'elayv-vega'al-'et-mimekhar-'achiyv

KJV: If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

AKJV: If your brother be waxen poor, and has sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

ASV: If thy brother be waxed poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold.

YLT: `When thy brother becometh poor, and hath sold his possession, then hath his redeemer who is near unto him come, and he hath redeemed the sold thing of his brother;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:26

Hebrew

וְאִישׁ כִּי לֹא יִֽהְיֶה־לּוֹ גֹּאֵל וְהִשִּׂיגָה יָדוֹ וּמָצָא כְּדֵי גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

ve'iysh-khiy-lo'-yiheyeh-lvo-go'el-vehishiygah-yadvo-vmatza'-khedey-ge'ulatvo

KJV: And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;

AKJV: And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;

ASV: And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and find sufficient to redeem it;

YLT: and when a man hath no redeemer, and his own hand hath attained, and he hath found as sufficient for its redemption,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:27

Hebrew

וְחִשַּׁב אֶת־שְׁנֵי מִמְכָּרוֹ וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת־הָעֹדֵף לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָֽכַר־לוֹ וְשָׁב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃

vechishav-'et-sheney-mimekharvo-veheshiyv-'et-ha'odef-la'iysh-'asher-makhar-lvo-veshav-la'achuzatvo

KJV: Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.

AKJV: Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the remainder to the man to whom he sold it; that he may return to his possession.

ASV: then let him reckon the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his possession.

YLT: then he hath reckoned the years of its sale, and hath given back that which is over to the man to whom he sold it , and he hath returned to his possession.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:28

Hebrew

וְאִם לֹֽא־מֽ͏ָצְאָה יָדוֹ דֵּי הָשִׁיב לוֹ וְהָיָה מִמְכָּרוֹ בְּיַד הַקֹּנֶה אֹתוֹ עַד שְׁנַת הַיּוֹבֵל וְיָצָא בַּיֹּבֵל וְשָׁב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃

ve'im-lo'-matze'ah-yadvo-dey-hashiyv-lvo-vehayah-mimekharvo-veyad-haqoneh-'otvo-'ad-shenat-hayvovel-veyatza'-vayovel-veshav-la'achuzatvo

KJV: But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

AKJV: But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that has bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return to his possession.

ASV: But if he be not able to get it back for himself, then that which he hath sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

YLT: `And if his hand hath not found sufficiency to give back to him, then hath his sold thing been in the hand of him who buyeth it till the year of jubilee; and it hath gone out in the jubilee, and he hath returned to his possession.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possess...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:29

Hebrew

וְאִישׁ כִּֽי־יִמְכֹּר בֵּית־מוֹשַׁב עִיר חוֹמָה וְהָיְתָה גְּאֻלָּתוֹ עַד־תֹּם שְׁנַת מִמְכָּרוֹ יָמִים תִּהְיֶה גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

ve'iysh-khiy-yimekhor-veyt-mvoshav-'iyr-chvomah-vehayetah-ge'ulatvo-'ad-tom-shenat-mimekharvo-yamiym-tiheyeh-ge'ulatvo

KJV: And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.

AKJV: And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.

ASV: And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.

YLT: `And when a man selleth a dwelling-house in a walled city, then hath his right of redemption been until the completion of a year from its selling; days--is his right of redemption;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:30

Hebrew

וְאִם לֹֽא־יִגָּאֵל עַד־מְלֹאת לוֹ שָׁנָה תְמִימָה וְקָם הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִיר אֲשֶׁר־לא לוֹ חֹמָה לַצְּמִיתֻת לַקֹּנֶה אֹתוֹ לְדֹרֹתָיו לֹא יֵצֵא בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃

ve'im-lo'-yiga'el-'ad-melo't-lvo-shanah-temiymah-veqam-havayit-'asher-va'iyr-'asher-l'-lvo-chomah-latzemiytut-laqoneh-'otvo-ledorotayv-lo'-yetze'-vayovel

KJV: And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.

AKJV: And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubilee.

ASV: And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him that bought it, throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubilee.

YLT: and if it is not redeemed until the fulness to him of a perfect year, then hath the house which is in a walled city been established to extinction to the buyer of it, to his generations; it goeth not out in the jubilee;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:31

Hebrew

וּבָתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב עַל־שְׂדֵה הָאָרֶץ יֵחָשֵׁב גְּאֻלָּה תִּהְיֶה־לּוֹ וּבַיֹּבֵל יֵצֵֽא׃

vvatey-hachatzeriym-'asher-'eyn-lahem-chomah-saviyv-'al-shedeh-ha'aretz-yechashev-ge'ulah-tiheyeh-lvo-vvayovel-yetze'

KJV: But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.

AKJV: But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.

ASV: But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.

YLT: and a house of the villages which have no wall round about, on the field of the country is reckoned; redemption is to it, and in the jubilee it goeth out.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:32

Hebrew

וְעָרֵי הַלְוִיִּם בָּתֵּי עָרֵי אֲחֻזָּתָם גְּאֻלַּת עוֹלָם תִּהְיֶה לַלְוִיִּֽם׃

ve'arey-haleviyim-vatey-'arey-'achuzatam-ge'ulat-'volam-tiheyeh-laleviyim

KJV: Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

AKJV: Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

ASV: Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

YLT: `As to cities of the Levites--houses of the cities of their possession--redemption age-during is to the Levites;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:33

Hebrew

וַאֲשֶׁר יִגְאַל מִן־הַלְוִיִּם וְיָצָא מִמְכַּר־בַּיִת וְעִיר אֲחֻזָּתוֹ בַּיֹּבֵל כִּי בָתֵּי עָרֵי הַלְוִיִּם הִוא אֲחֻזָּתָם בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

va'asher-yige'al-min-haleviyim-veyatza'-mimekhar-vayit-ve'iyr-'achuzatvo-vayovel-khiy-vatey-'arey-haleviyim-hiv'-'achuzatam-vetvokhe-veney-yishera'el

KJV: And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.

AKJV: And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.

ASV: And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.

YLT: as to him who redeemeth from the Levites, both the sale of a house and the city of his possession have gone out in the jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession in the midst of the sons of Israel.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the childr...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:34

Hebrew

וּֽשְׂדֵה מִגְרַשׁ עָרֵיהֶם לֹא יִמָּכֵר כִּֽי־אֲחֻזַּת עוֹלָם הוּא לָהֶֽם׃

vshedeh-migerash-'areyhem-lo'-yimakher-khiy-'achuzat-'volam-hv'-lahem

KJV: But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

AKJV: But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. ¶

ASV: But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

YLT: And a field, a suburb of their cities, is not sold; for a possession age-during it is to them.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:35

Hebrew

וְכִֽי־יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ וּמָטָה יָדוֹ עִמָּךְ וְהֶֽחֱזַקְתָּ בּוֹ גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב וָחַי עִמָּֽךְ׃

vekhiy-yamvkhe-'achiykha-vmatah-yadvo-'imakhe-vehechezaqeta-vvo-ger-vetvoshav-vachay-'imakhe

KJV: And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

AKJV: And if your brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with you; then you shall relieve him: yes, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with you.

ASV: And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.

YLT: `And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:36

Hebrew

אַל־תִּקַּח מֵֽאִתּוֹ נֶשֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּית וְיָרֵאתָ מֽ͏ֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ וְחֵי אָחִיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃

'al-tiqach-me'itvo-neshekhe-vetareviyt-veyare'ta-me'eloheykha-vechey-'achiykha-'imakhe

KJV: Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

AKJV: Take you no usury of him, or increase: but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.

ASV: Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

YLT: thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:37

Hebrew

אֶת־כַּסְפְּךָ לֹֽא־תִתֵּן לוֹ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּית לֹא־תִתֵּן אָכְלֶֽךָ׃

'et-khasefekha-lo'-titen-lvo-veneshekhe-vvemareviyt-lo'-titen-'akhelekha

KJV: Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

AKJV: You shall not give him your money on usury, nor lend him your victuals for increase.

ASV: Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

YLT: thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:38

Hebrew

אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לָתֵת לָכֶם אֶת־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן לִהְיוֹת לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem-'asher-hvotze'tiy-'etekhem-me'eretz-mitzerayim-latet-lakhem-'et-'eretz-khena'an-liheyvot-lakhem-le'lohiym

KJV: I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

AKJV: I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. ¶

ASV: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

YLT: I am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give to you the land of Canaan, to become your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:39

Hebrew

וְכִֽי־יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ וְנִמְכַּר־לָךְ לֹא־תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ עֲבֹדַת עָֽבֶד׃

vekhiy-yamvkhe-'achiykha-'imakhe-venimekhar-lakhe-lo'-ta'avod-vvo-'avodat-'aved

KJV: And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

AKJV: And if your brother that dwells by you be waxen poor, and be sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

ASV: And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.

YLT: `And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:40

Hebrew

כְּשָׂכִיר כְּתוֹשָׁב יִהְיֶה עִמָּךְ עַד־שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל יַעֲבֹד עִמָּֽךְ׃

kheshakhiyr-khetvoshav-yiheyeh-'imakhe-'ad-shenat-hayovel-ya'avod-'imakhe

KJV: But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

AKJV: But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with you, and shall serve you to the year of jubilee.

ASV: As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:

YLT: as an hireling, as a settler, he is with thee, till the year of the jubilee he doth serve with thee, --

Exposition: Leviticus 25:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:41

Hebrew

וְיָצָא מֵֽעִמָּךְ הוּא וּבָנָיו עִמּוֹ וְשָׁב אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וְאֶל־אֲחֻזַּת אֲבֹתָיו יָשֽׁוּב׃

veyatza'-me'imakhe-hv'-vvanayv-'imvo-veshav-'el-mishefachetvo-ve'el-'achuzat-'avotayv-yashvv

KJV: And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

AKJV: And then shall he depart from you, both he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers shall he return.

ASV: then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

YLT: then he hath gone out from thee, he and his sons with him, and hath turned back unto his family; even unto the possession of his fathers he doth turn back.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:42

Hebrew

כִּֽי־עֲבָדַי הֵם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵאתִי אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לֹא יִמָּכְרוּ מִמְכֶּרֶת עָֽבֶד׃

khiy-'avaday-hem-'asher-hvotze'tiy-'otam-me'eretz-mitzerayim-lo'-yimakherv-mimekheret-'aved

KJV: For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

AKJV: For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as slaves.

ASV: For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

YLT: `For they are My servants, whom I have brought out from the land of Egypt: they are not sold with the sale of a servant;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:43

Hebrew

לֹא־תִרְדֶּה בוֹ בְּפָרֶךְ וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

lo'-tiredeh-vvo-vefarekhe-veyare'ta-me'eloheykha

KJV: Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

AKJV: You shall not rule over him with rigor; but shall fear your God.

ASV: Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

YLT: thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:44

Hebrew

וְעַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיוּ־לָךְ מֵאֵת הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶם מֵהֶם תִּקְנוּ עֶבֶד וְאָמָֽה׃

ve'avedekha-va'amatekha-'asher-yiheyv-lakhe-me'et-hagvoyim-'asher-seviyvoteykhem-mehem-tiqenv-'eved-ve'amah

KJV: Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

AKJV: Both your slaves, and your bondmaids, which you shall have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall you buy slaves and bondmaids.

ASV: And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

YLT: `And thy man-servant and thy handmaid whom thou hast are of the nations who are round about you; of them ye buy man-servant and handmaid,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:45

Hebrew

וְגַם מִבְּנֵי הַתּוֹשָׁבִים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם מֵהֶם תִּקְנוּ וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם אֲשֶׁר עִמָּכֶם אֲשֶׁר הוֹלִידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶם וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לֽ͏ַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃

vegam-miveney-hatvoshaviym-hagariym-'imakhem-mehem-tiqenv-vmimishefachetam-'asher-'imakhem-'asher-hvoliydv-ve'aretzekhem-vehayv-lakhem-la'achuzah

KJV: Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

AKJV: Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall you buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

ASV: Moreover of the children of the strangers that sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession.

YLT: and also of the sons of the settlers who are sojourning with you, of them ye buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have begotten in your land, and they have been to you for a possession;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:46

Hebrew

וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּם אֹתָם לִבְנֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵיכֶם לָרֶשֶׁת אֲחֻזָּה לְעֹלָם בָּהֶם תַּעֲבֹדוּ וּבְאַחֵיכֶם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ בְּאָחִיו לֹא־תִרְדֶּה בוֹ בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃

vehitenachaletem-'otam-liveneykhem-'achareykhem-lareshet-'achuzah-le'olam-vahem-ta'avodv-vve'acheykhem-veney-yishera'el-'iysh-ve'achiyv-lo'-tiredeh-vvo-vefarekhe

KJV: And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

AKJV: And you shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your slaves for ever: but over your brothers the children of Israel, you shall not rule one over another with rigor. ¶

ASV: And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.

YLT: and ye have taken them for inheritance to your sons after you, to occupy for a possession; to the age ye lay service upon them, but upon your brethren, the sons of Israel, one with another, thou dost not rule over him with rigour.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over an...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:47

Hebrew

וְכִי תַשִּׂיג יַד גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב עִמָּךְ וּמָךְ אָחִיךָ עִמּוֹ וְנִמְכַּר לְגֵר תּוֹשָׁב עִמָּךְ אוֹ לְעֵקֶר מִשְׁפַּחַת גֵּֽר׃

vekhiy-tashiyg-yad-ger-vetvoshav-'imakhe-vmakhe-'achiykha-'imvo-venimekhar-leger-tvoshav-'imakhe-'vo-le'eqer-mishefachat-ger

KJV: And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:

AKJV: And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by you, and your brother that dwells by him wax poor, and sell himself to the stranger or sojourner by you, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:

ASV: And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family;

YLT: `And when the hand of a sojourner or settler with thee attaineth riches , and thy brother with him hath become poor, and he hath been sold to a sojourner, a settler with thee, or to the root of the family of a sojourner,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:48

Hebrew

אַחֲרֵי נִמְכַּר גְּאֻלָּה תִּהְיֶה־לּוֹ אֶחָד מֵאֶחָיו יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃

'acharey-nimekhar-ge'ulah-tiheyeh-lvo-'echad-me'echayv-yige'alenv

KJV: After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:

AKJV: After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brothers may redeem him:

ASV: after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him;

YLT: after he hath been sold, there is a right of redemption to him; one of his brethren doth redeem him,

Exposition: Leviticus 25:48 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:49

Hebrew

אוֹ־דֹדוֹ אוֹ בֶן־דֹּדוֹ יִגְאָלֶנּוּ אֽוֹ־מִשְּׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ יִגְאָלֶנּוּ אֽוֹ־הִשִּׂיגָה יָדוֹ וְנִגְאָֽל׃

'vo-dodvo-'vo-ven-dodvo-yige'alenv-'vo-mishe'er-vesharvo-mimishefachetvo-yige'alenv-'vo-hishiygah-yadvo-venige'al

KJV: Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.

AKJV: Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is near of kin to him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.

ASV: or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxed rich, he may redeem himself.

YLT: or his uncle, or a son of his uncle, doth redeem him, or any of the relations of his flesh, of his family, doth redeem him, or--his own hand hath attained--then he hath been redeemed.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:49 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:50

Hebrew

וְחִשַּׁב עִם־קֹנֵהוּ מִשְּׁנַת הִמָּכְרוֹ לוֹ עַד שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל וְהָיָה כֶּסֶף מִמְכָּרוֹ בְּמִסְפַּר שָׁנִים כִּימֵי שָׂכִיר יִהְיֶה עִמּֽוֹ׃

vechishav-'im-qonehv-mishenat-himakhervo-lvo-'ad-shenat-hayovel-vehayah-khesef-mimekharvo-vemisefar-shaniym-khiymey-shakhiyr-yiheyeh-'imvo

KJV: And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.

AKJV: And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him to the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according to the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.

ASV: And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he sold himself to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years; according to the time of a hired servant shall he be with him.

YLT: `And he hath reckoned with his buyer from the year of his being sold to him till the year of jubilee, and the money of his sale hath been by the number of years; as the days of an hireling it is with him.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:50 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired serv...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:51

Hebrew

אִם־עוֹד רַבּוֹת בַּשָּׁנִים לְפִיהֶן יָשִׁיב גְּאֻלָּתוֹ מִכֶּסֶף מִקְנָתֽוֹ׃

'im-'vod-ravvot-vashaniym-lefiyhen-yashiyv-ge'ulatvo-mikhesef-miqenatvo

KJV: 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.

AKJV: If there be yet many years behind, according to them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

ASV: 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.

YLT: `If yet many years, according to them he giveth back his redemption money , from the money of his purchase.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:51 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:52

Hebrew

וְאִם־מְעַט נִשְׁאַר בַּשָּׁנִים עַד־שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל וְחִשַּׁב־לוֹ כְּפִי שָׁנָיו יָשִׁיב אֶת־גְּאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

ve'im-me'at-nishe'ar-vashaniym-'ad-shenat-hayovel-vechishav-lvo-khefiy-shanayv-yashiyv-'et-ge'ulatvo

KJV: And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

AKJV: And if there remain but few years to the year of jubilee, then he shall count with him, and according to his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

ASV: And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according unto his years shall he give back the price of his redemption.

YLT: `And if few are left of the years till the year of jubilee, then he hath reckoned with him, according to his years he doth give back his redemption money ;

Exposition: Leviticus 25:52 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:53

Hebrew

כִּשְׂכִיר שָׁנָה בְּשָׁנָה יִהְיֶה עִמּוֹ לֹֽא־יִרְדֶּנּֽוּ בְּפֶרֶךְ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

khishekhiyr-shanah-veshanah-yiheyeh-'imvo-lo'-yiredenv-veferekhe-le'eyneykha

KJV: And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

AKJV: And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigor over him in your sight.

ASV: As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

YLT: as an hireling, year by year, he is with him, and he doth not rule him with rigour before thine eyes.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:53 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:54

Hebrew

וְאִם־לֹא יִגָּאֵל בְּאֵלֶּה וְיָצָא בִּשְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל הוּא וּבָנָיו עִמּֽוֹ׃

ve'im-lo'-yiga'el-ve'eleh-veyatza'-vishenat-hayovel-hv'-vvanayv-'imvo

KJV: And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.

AKJV: And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him.

ASV: And if he be not redeemed by these means, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, he, and his children with him.

YLT: `And if he is not redeemed in these years , then he hath gone out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:54 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 25:55

Hebrew

כִּֽי־לִי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבָדִים עֲבָדַי הֵם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵאתִי אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

khiy-liy-veney-yishera'el-'avadiym-'avaday-hem-'asher-hvotze'tiy-'votam-me'eretz-mitzerayim-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: For to me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

ASV: For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: For to Me are the sons of Israel servants; My servants they are , whom I have brought out of the land of Egypt; I, Jehovah, am your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 25:55 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.