Leviticus 25:23 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzand the land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 1
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 2
תִמָּכֵר֙ti.ma.Kherit will be sold
Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)
Meaning: to sell
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 3
לִצְמִתֻ֔תlitz.mi.Tutto perpetuity
Lemma: צְמִיתֻת (tse.mi.tut) · Strong's: H6783
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: finality
Used 2 times. Also: Leviticus 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6783; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 4
כִּי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 5
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 6
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 7
גֵרִ֧יםge.Rim[are] sojourners
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 8
וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםve.to.sha.Vimand resident aliens
Lemma: תּוֹשָׁב (to.shav) · Strong's: H8453A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:35, Leviticus 25:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8453A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 9
אַתֶּ֖ם'a.Temyou
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 10
עִמָּדִֽי\׃'i.ma.Diwith me
Lemma: עִמָּדִי (im.mad) · Strong's: H5978
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with me
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 3:12, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 28:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5978; TAHOT Leviticus 25:23 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be sold | → | מָכַר H4376 to sell |
| permanently | → | צְמִיתֻת H6783 finality |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [it] | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| [is] Mine | → | |
| and | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| are but foreigners | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| and residents | → | תּוֹשָׁב H8453A sojourner |
| with Me | → | עִמָּדִי H5978 with me |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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