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The Book of Leviticus, Chapter 25, Verse 14

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In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
King James Version
And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest [ought] of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
American Standard Version
And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not wrong one another.
New English Translation
If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.
World English Bible
"'If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.
15
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.
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And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.