Leviticus
Leviticus 25:23
23The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The land | וְהָאָ֗רֶץ | wə·hā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| must not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be sold | תִמָּכֵר֙ | ṯim·mā·ḵêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4376 sell |
| permanently | לִצְמִתֻ֔ת | liṣ·mi·ṯuṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H6783 completion, finality |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Mine | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתֶּ֖ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| are but foreigners | גֵרִ֧ים | ḡê·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1616 sojourner |
| and residents | וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים | wə·ṯō·wō·šā·ḇîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H8453 sojourner |
| with Me | עִמָּדִֽי׃ | ‘im·mā·ḏî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5978 along with |
Cross-references
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1 Peter 2:11 · Ezekiel 48:14 · Psalm 24:1 · Psalm 39:12 · 1 Chronicles 29:15 · Genesis 23:4 · Exodus 19:5 · Deuteronomy 32:43 · Hosea 9:3 · Hebrews 11:9–13 · 2 Chronicles 7:20 · Joel 2:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.