וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יִמְכֹּ֤ר בֵּית־מוֹשַׁב֙ עִ֣יר חוֹמָ֔ה וְהָיְתָה֙ גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ עַד־תֹּ֖ם שְׁנַ֣ת מִמְכָּר֑וֹ יָמִ֖ים תִּהְיֶ֥ה גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

On the other hand, if a man sells a house of residence in a walled city, its right of redemption by the seller shall be until the conclusion of the year of its sale; its redemption shall be for exactly one year .

וְאִ֣ם לֹֽא־יִגָּאֵ֗ל עַד־מְלֹ֣את לוֹ֮ שָׁנָ֣ה תְמִימָה֒ וְ֠קָם הַבַּ֨יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִ֜יר אֲשֶׁר־לא [ל֣וֹ] חֹמָ֗ה לַצְּמִיתֻ֛ת לַקֹּנֶ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ לְדֹרֹתָ֑יו לֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃

If it, the house, shall not be redeemed until the completion of one full year for it, as the seller was unable to find the means to redeem it during that period, the house that is in the city that has a wall shall be established in perpetuity to the one who bought it for his generations; it shall not go out in the Jubilee. The buyer will become the permanent owner of the house, which does not return to the original owner.

וּבָתֵּ֣י הַחֲצֵרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵין־לָהֶ֤ם חֹמָה֙ סָבִ֔יב עַל־שְׂדֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב גְּאֻלָּה֙ תִּהְיֶה־לּ֔וֹ וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל יֵצֵֽא׃

But the houses in open cities that have no wall surrounding them shall be reckoned like the fields of the land; it, such a house, shall have redemption like a field, and in the Jubilee it shall go out.

וְעָרֵי֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בָּתֵּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם גְּאֻלַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַלְוִיִּֽם׃

As for the cities of the Levites, with regard to the houses of the cities of their ancestral portion, which are houses owned by Levites within their walled cities, there shall be eternal redemption for the Levites. Houses in the cities of Levites cannot be sold permanently, even if those cities are walled, as these houses are considered their primary property. For most Israelites, houses in cities were not usually sources of livelihood. For Levites, however, such houses were the only real estate they possessed, and therefore they had the same status as the agricultural land of other Israelites.

וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִגְאַל֙ מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְיָצָ֧א מִמְכַּר־בַּ֛יִת וְעִ֥יר אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל כִּ֣י בָתֵּ֞י עָרֵ֣י הַלְוִיִּ֗ם הִ֚וא אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Therefore one who buys from the Levites, the sale of the house in the city, or of an entire city, of his ancestral property shall go out in the Jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their ancestral portion in the midst of the children of Israel. Consequently, even if the Levite seller is unable to redeem such property, it reverts to his possession in the Jubilee Year.

וּֽשְׂדֵ֛ה מִגְרַ֥שׁ עָרֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א יִמָּכֵ֑ר כִּֽי־אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֛ם ה֖וּא לָהֶֽם׃ (ס)

But the fields of the open land of their cities, surrounding the Levites’ cities, which is the common property of all the residents of the city rather than of individual Levites, shall not be sold, as it is their eternal ancestral portion.

וְכִֽי־יָמ֣וּךְ אָחִ֔יךָ וּמָ֥טָה יָד֖וֹ עִמָּ֑ךְ וְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּ בּ֔וֹ גֵּ֧ר וְתוֹשָׁ֛ב וָחַ֖י עִמָּֽךְ׃

In a similar vein, the Torah suggests another method by which a poor person’s situation can be improved. If your brother should become poor, and his means fail while living with you, you shall support him, not only your brother but any

אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֔ית וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְחֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃

Do not take interest, that is , do not lend money on the condition that the longer the borrower delays repayment the more he is forced to pay, or increase, demand a fixed fee that must be paid in addition to the loan, from him; you shall fear your God, who prohibits these practices, despite the fact that most people consider them normal. And your brother shall live with you. When one offers a loan to someone who needs money, it is only natural to seek to profit from such a transaction. The Torah warns against succumbing to such temptation.

אֶ֨ת־כַּסְפְּךָ֔ לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן ל֖וֹ בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן אָכְלֶֽךָ׃

Your silver you shall not give him with interest, and with increase you shall not give him even your food. The prohibition applies to loans of all items, not only money.

אֲנִ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לָתֵ֤ת לָכֶם֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן לִהְי֥וֹת לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (ס)

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, to be your God. This statement serves to emphasize that God is the master of the Jewish people, as He provides them with everything they have. Therefore, one may use his property only in accordance with God’s commandments.