Do not sell the land in Israel indefinitely
Commandment 295ProhibitionParashat B'harThe Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee
Scripture
The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but aliens and sojourners with Me.
Hebrew
כג וְהָאָרֶץ, לֹא תִמָּכֵר לִצְמִתֻת--כִּי-לִי, הָאָרֶץ: כִּי-גֵרִים וְתוֹשָׁבִים אַתֶּם, עִמָּדִי.
Greek
23 καὶ ἡ γῆ οὐ πραθήσεται εἰς βεβαίωσιν, ἐμὴ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ γῆ, διότι προσήλυτοι καὶ πάροικοι ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐναντίον μου·
Classification
- Parashah: B'har
- Sefer HaChinuch: 339
- Mishneh Torah: Seeds — The Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee
Stated in
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