KJV ORIGINAL
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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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The land must not be sold permanently, because the land belongs to me. You are foreigners and temporary residents living with me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is reminding the Israelites that they don't truly own the land - they are temporary caretakers of what belongs to Him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the Jubilee laws given to Israel as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. Every 50 years, all land was to return to its original family owners, preventing permanent loss of inheritance. This system ensured that no family would be permanently landless and that wealth wouldn't concentrate in the hands of a few.
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