Leviticus 25:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But pastureמִגְרַ֥שׁ
(mig·rash)
4054: a common, common land, open landfrom garash
fieldsוּֽשְׂדֵ֛ה
(u·se·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
of their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם
(a·rei·hem)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
shall not be sold,יִמָּכֵ֑ר
(yim·ma·cher;)
4376: to sella prim. root
for that is their perpetualעֹולָ֛ם
(o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
possession.אֲחֻזַּ֥ת
(a·chuz·zat)
272: a possessionfrom achaz


















KJV Lexicon
But the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
of the suburbs
migrash  (mig-rawsh')
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb.
of their cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a 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.
may not be sold
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
for it is their perpetual
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
possession
'achuzzah  (akh-ooz-zaw')
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land) -- possession.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'But pasture fields of their cities shall not be sold, for that is their perpetual possession.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for it is their permanent possession."

International Standard Version
Also, the open land of their cities is not to be sold, because it is to remain their perpetual inheritance."

NET Bible
Moreover, the open field areas of their cities must not be sold, because that is their perpetual possession.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But a field that belongs to their cities must not be sold, because it is their permanent property.

King James 2000 Bible
But the field of the common lands of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
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