Leviticus 25:16 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

according to the multitude of the years thou dost multiply its price, and according to the fewness of the years thou dost diminish its price; for a number of increases he is selling to thee;

English ASV

According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee.

English Amplified

If the years [to the next Jubilee] are many, you may increase the price, and if the years remaining are few, you shall diminish the price, for the number of the crops is what he is selling to you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If the years [to the next Jubilee] are many, you may increase the price, and if the years remaining are few, you shall diminish the price, for the number of the crops is what he is selling to you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You are to increase its price in proportion to a greater amount of years, and decrease its price in proportion to a lesser amount of years, because what he is selling to you is a number of harvests.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

According to the greater number of the years, thou shalt increase the price thereof; and according to the fewness of years, thou shalt diminish the price of it; for it is the number of crops that he selleth unto thee.

English EASY 2024

If there are many years until the Jubilee year, the price of the land will be larger. If only a few years remain, the price will be smaller. The other man is selling you a certain number of years when you will get crops from the land.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If there are many years {before the next Jubilee}, the price will be high. If the years are few, the price will be lower. So your neighbor is really only selling a number of crops to you. {At the next Jubilee the land will again belong to that family.} 17You must not cheat each other. You must honor your God. I am the Lord your God.

If the years are many, you shall increase the price, and if the years are few, you shall reduce the price, for it is the number of the crops that he is selling to you.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If there are many years, the price shall be higher, but if there are only a few years, the price shall be lower, because what is being sold is the number of crops the land can produce.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If there are still many years {until the jubilee}, you will pay more for it. If there are only a few years {until the jubilee}, you will pay less for it because he is selling you only the number of crops.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You are to increase its price in proportion to a greater amount of years, and decrease its price in proportion to a lesser amount of years, because what he is selling to you is a number of harvests.

English KJV 1611

According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

English LSB

In proportion to the extent of the years you shall increase its price, and in proportion to the fewness of the years you shall diminish its price, for it is the number of crops it produces that he is selling to you.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

According to the increase of years you shall increase the price, and according to the decrease of years you shall diminish the price of it, for he shall sell to you according to the number of years of crops.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'In proportion to the extent of the years you shall increase its price, and in proportion to the fewness of the years you shall diminish its price, for it is a number of crops he is selling to you.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When the years are many, the price shall be so much the more; when the years are few, the price shall be so much the less. For it is really the number of crops that he sells you.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The more years there are, the more you may make its purchase price, and the fewer years there are, the less you must make its purchase price, because he is only selling to you a number of years of produce.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'When there are many years left, you must raise the price. When there are only a few years left, you must lower the price. That is because what the man is really selling you is the number of crops the land will produce.

English NIV

When the years are many, you are to increase the price, and when the years are few, you are to decrease the price, because what he is really selling you is the number of crops.

English NKJ 1982

According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price; for he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops.

English NLT

The more the years, the higher the price; the fewer the years, the lower the price. After all, the person selling the land is actually selling you a certain number of harvests.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If the years are more, you shall increase the price, and if the years are fewer, you shall diminish the price; for it is a certain number of harvests that are being sold to you.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If the years are many you shall increase the price, and if the years are few you shall diminish the price, for it is the number of the crops that he is selling to you.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for what you are really doing is selling the number of crops the new owner will get from the land before it is returned to you.

English Tyndale 1537

According unto the multitude of years, thou shalt increase the price thereof and according to the fewness of years, thou shalt minish the price: for the number of fruit he shall sell unto thee.