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Leviticus 25:34

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

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וּֽשְׂדֵ֛הusedehand fieldשָׂדֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.מִגְרַ֥שׁmigrashsuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.עָרֵיהֶ֖םareyhemcityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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.לֹ֣אlono , -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…יִמָּכֵ֑רyimakhersellמָכַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, 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).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…אֲחֻזַּ֥תachuzatpossessionאֲחֻזָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “possession”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)possession.עוֹלָ֛םolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, 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…ה֖וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לָהֶֽםlahemtoלָהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But the fields of the open land about their cities may not be sold; for that is their perpetual possession.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

Young’s Literal Translation

And a field, a suburb of their cities, is not sold; for a possession age-during it [is] to them.

World English Bible

But the field of the pasture lands of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession.

Darby Translation

And the field of the suburbs of their cities shall not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

Douay-Rheims

But let not their suburbs be sold, because it is a perpetual possession.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But the fields of the open land about their cities may not be sold; for that is their perpetual possession.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the lands set apart for their cities shall not be sold, because this is their perpetual possession.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ ἀγροὶ ἀφωρισμένοι ταῖς πόλεσιν αὐτῶν οὐ πραθήσονται, ὅτι κατάσχεσις αἰωνία τοῦτο αὐτῶν ἐστον.