And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
If someone buys property from a Levite, then the house that was sold and the city where it's located must be returned during the Year of Jubilee. This is because the houses in the Levitical cities belong to the Levites as their permanent inheritance among the people of Israel.
This verse establishes that Levite priests had permanent property rights to their cities, and any sold property would automatically return to them during the Jubilee year.
📚 Historical Context
The Levites were the priestly tribe of Israel who didn't receive a large territorial inheritance like the other tribes. Instead, they were given 48 specific cities scattered throughout Israel to live in. The Year of Jubilee occurred every 50 years when debts were forgiven and property returned to original owners.
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