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Leasing, Not Selling
Commentators agree that this verse establishes a system of leasing, not permanent sale. The price was based on the number of harvests ('the number of the crops') a buyer could expect before the land reverted to its original owner in the Year of Jubilee. Scholars like Gill and Barnes note that even sabbatical years, when the land lay fallow, were to be deducted from the calculation.
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 25:15–16
18th Century
Theologian
The number of years of the fruits - that is, according to the number of harvests. The average value of a yearly crop might of course be esti…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 25:16
19th Century
Bishop
According to the multitude of years ... and according to. —Better, in proportion to the multitude of years ... <…
John Gill
On Leviticus 25:16
17th Century
Pastor
According to the multitude of years you shall increase the
price of it
More was to be …
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 25:8–22
17th Century
Minister
The word ���jubilee��� signifies an especially animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of …