# Leviticus 25.36

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**Book:** [Leviticus](/codex/leviticus/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 34. But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. 35. And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.
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> **36. Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.**
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> 37. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase. 38. I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. (Leviticus 25:34-38, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 34. But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. 35. “‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.
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> **36. Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.**
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> 37. You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. 38. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. (Leviticus 25:34-38, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 34. But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. 35. And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. <sup>fallen: Heb. his hand faileth</sup> <sup>relieve: Heb. strengthen</sup>
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> **36. Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.**
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> 37. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. 38. I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. (Leviticus 25:34-38, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 34. And a field, a suburb of their cities, is not sold; for a possession age-during it [is] to them. 35. 'And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee;
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> **36. thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;**
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> 37. thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food; 38. I [am] Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give to you the land of Canaan, to become your God. (Leviticus 25:34-38, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [G0629 - apolytrosis](/codex/g0629-apolytrosis/), via [Leviticus 25.25-49](/codex/leviticus-25-25-49/)
- [G3083 - lytron](/codex/g3083-lytron/), via [Leviticus 25.23-55](/codex/leviticus-25-23-55/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.