Leviticus 25:14

Leviticus 25:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If you sell land to any of your own people or buy land from them, do not take advantage of each other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another.

Context of Leviticus 25:14

12For it is a Jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You may eat only the crops taken directly from the field. 13In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his own property. If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other. 15You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining. 16You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.

Leviticus 25:14 word by word

וְכִֽי־תִמְכְּר֤וּ מִמְכָּר֙ לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ א֥וֹ קָנֹ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ אַל־תּוֹנ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• you make a saleמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• you make a saleמִמְכָּרmimkâr · saleH4465
• to your neighborעָמִית‛âmîyth · neighborH5997
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• a purchaseקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• fromיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• you must notאַל'al · notH408
• take advantageיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
• of eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• otherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:14

• Leviticus 25:17Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
• Leviticus 19:13You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
• Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
• Judges 4:3Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
• 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
• 2 Chronicles 16:10Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
• Nehemiah 9:36So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
• Job 20:19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
• Psalms 10:18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
• Proverbs 14:31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Proverbs 22:16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
• Proverbs 28:3A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• Isaiah 3:12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Ye shall not oppress one another - Ye shall take no advantage of each other's ignorance either in buying or selling; for he that buys an article at less than it is worth, or sells one for more than it is worth, taking advantage in both cases of the ignorance of the vender or buyer, is no better than a thief, as he actually robs his neighbor of as much property as he has bought the article at below or sold it above its current value.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Sell ought - i. e., any piece of ground. Oppress one another - Rather, overreach one another. (Compare 1 Samuel 12:3-4).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 The word "jubilee" signifies a peculiarly animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of atonement; for the proclamation of gospel liberty and salvation results from the sacrifice of the Redeemer. It was provided that the lands should not be sold away from their families. They could only be disposed of, as it were, by leases till the year of jubilee, and then returned to the owner or his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-17The Year of Jubilee occurred every fiftieth year, releasing people from obligations and slavery. This year was also a Sabbath year, meaning no farming took place. Some scholars believe the forty-ninth year was both a Sabbath (seventh) and Jubilee (fiftieth) year. Counting fifty years would place the Year of Jubilee right after the seventh Sabbath year, leading to two years without harvests. During each Year of Jubilee, the land returned to the original…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-238-11. thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years--This most extraordinary of all civil institutions, which received the name of "Jubilee" from a Hebrew word signifying a musical instrument, a horn or trumpet, began on the tenth day of the seventh month, or the great day of atonement, when, by order of the public authorities, the sound of trumpets proclaimed the beginning of the universal redemption. All prisoners and captives obtained their liberties…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:14

• Commerce
• Creditor
• Debtor
• Emancipation
• Jubilee

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Debtor
• Decay
• Festivals, Religious
• Fill
• Increase
• Redeem
• Redemption
• Rest

Commentaries on Leviticus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings