Thematic Bible: Of land and persons
Thematic Bible
Redemption » God the author of » Of land and persons
I said to them, “According to our ability we have redeemed (purchased back) our Jewish brothers who were sold to the [Gentile] nations; now would you even sell your brothers, that they might be sold to us?” Then they were silent and could not find a [single] word to say.
then he shall calculate the years since its sale and refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and so return to his [ancestral] property.
If the one who consecrates the field should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of the appraisal price to it, so that it may return to him.