But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.
But houses in villages that don't have walls around them should be treated like farmland in the countryside: they can be bought back at any time, and they must be returned to their original owners during the jubilee year.
This verse explains that houses in unwalled villages follow the same rules as farmland - they can always be bought back and must be returned during jubilee.
📚 Historical Context
This law was part of God's jubilee system given to Israel, where every 50 years all land returned to its original family owners to prevent permanent poverty. Walled cities had different, more restrictive rules than unwalled villages, which were treated more like agricultural property since they were part of the farming community rather than commercial centers.
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