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The Book of Leviticus, Chapter 25, Verse 13

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For it [is] the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
King James Version
In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
American Standard Version
In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.
New English Translation
Release of Landed Property“‘In this year of jubilee you must each return to your property.
World English Bible
"'In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property.
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And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest [ought] of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
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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:
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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.
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Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I [am] the LORD your God.
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Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
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And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
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And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
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Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
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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].
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The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land [is] mine; for ye [are] strangers and sojourners with me.