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- Leviticus
- Chapter 25
- Verse 14
And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
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Gill's Exposition
And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour,.... Any estate or possession, house or land, at any time before the year of jubilee:
or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand; of movable goods, as the…
Barnes' Notes
Sell ought - i. e., any piece of ground. Oppress one another - Rather, overreach one another. (Compare 1Sa 12:3-4).
Adam Clarke
Ye shall not oppress one another - Ye shall take no advantage of each other's ignorance either in buying or selling; for he that buys an article at less than it is worth, or sells one for more than it…
Here is, I. The general institution of the jubilee, Lev 25:8. etc.
1. When it was to be observed: after seven sabbaths of years (Lev 25:8), whether the forty-ninth or fiftieth is a great question…
Cambridge Bible
thou … ye The variation in person indicates the combination of two sources.
thy neighbour An unusual Heb. word (- âmîth), occurring in the H section eleven times, 5:21 (bis), Lev 18:20; Lev 19:11; Lev…
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