King James Version

Leviticus 25:32

Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

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וְעָרֵי֙veareand cityעִירconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.בָּתֵּ֖יbatefamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…עָרֵ֣יarecityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.אֲחֻזָּתָ֑םachuzatampossessionאֲחֻזָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “possession”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)possession.גְּאֻלַּ֥תgeulatredemptionגְּאֻלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “redemption”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1353redemption (including the right and the object); by implication, relationshipkindred, redeem, redemption, right.עוֹלָ֖םolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…תִּהְיֶ֥הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לַלְוִיִּֽםlalviyimto Leviiteלֵוִיִּיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “to Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But as for the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, the Levites shall have a perpetual right of redemption.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

Young’s Literal Translation

'As to cities of the Levites — houses of the cities of their possession — redemption age-during is to the Levites;

World English Bible

“‘Nevertheless, in the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem the houses in the cities of their possession at any time.

Darby Translation

But as to the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites shall have a perpetual right of redemption.

Douay-Rheims

The houses of Levites, which are in cities, may always be redeemed:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But as for the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, the Levites shall have a perpetual right of redemption.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities in their possession, shall be always redeemable to the Levites.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ αἱ πόλεις τῶν Λευιτῶν, οἰκίαι τῶν πόλεων κατασχέσεως αὐτῶν, λυτρωταὶ διαπαντὸς ἔσονται τοῖς Λευίταις.