King James Version

Leviticus 25:23

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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וְהָאָ֗רֶץvehaaretsand the earthאֶרֶץconjunction, definite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.לֹ֤אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִמָּכֵר֙timakhersellמָכַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “sell”, an unfinished actionH4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)[idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).לִצְמִתֻ֔תlitsmitutto everצְמִיתֻתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to ever”, the ordinary formH6783excision, i.e. destruction; used only (adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction, i.e. perpetuallyever.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…גֵרִ֧יםgerimalienגֵּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛יםvetoshavimand foreignerתּוֹשָׁבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and foreigner”, the ordinary formH8453resident alienforeigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.אַתֶּ֖םatemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.עִמָּדִֽיimadiwithעִמָּדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H5978along withagainst, by, from, [phrase] me, [phrase] mine, of, [phrase] that I take, unto, upon, with(-in.)

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and settlers with Me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the land is not sold — to extinction, for the land [is] Mine, for sojourners and settlers [are] ye with Me;

World English Bible

“‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.

Darby Translation

And the land shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

Douay-Rheims

The land also shall not be sold for ever: because it is mine, and you are strangers and sojourners with me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and settlers with Me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the land shall not be sold for a permanence; for the land is mine, because ye are strangers and sojourners before me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἡ γῆ οὐ πραθήσεται εἰς βεβαίωσιν· ἐμὴ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ γῆ, διότι προσήλυτοι καὶ πάροικοι ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐναντίον μου.