The Meaning of Leviticus 25:14 Explained

Leviticus 25:14

KJV: And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

YLT: 'And when thou sellest anything to thy fellow, or buyest from the hand of thy fellow, ye do not oppress one another;

Darby: And if ye sell ought unto your neighbour, or buy of your neighbour's hand, ye shall not overreach one another.

ASV: And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not wrong one another.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if thou sell  ought  unto thy neighbour,  or buyest  [ought] of thy neighbour's  hand,  ye shall not oppress  one  another: 

What does Leviticus 25:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 25:1-17 - The Sabbatical Year And The Jubilee
As the weekly Sabbath was to give septennial rest for man and beast, so the sabbatical year, returning after six years of unbroken harvests was to be a rest for the land "unto the Lord." The year of jubilee, at the end of seven weeks of years, gave an opportunity of restoration for the poor and those who had been compelled to alienate their lands. The year of jubilee points onward to the "redemption of the purchased possession," Ephesians 1:14, when all the disabilities which have befallen us shall be made good, and we shall regain all that glorious inheritance which was ours in the divine purpose, but which we have alienated by our sin.
With what joy must thousands have heard the notes of that trumpet sounding out over the land! Yes, and the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Then incorruption shall inherit the kingdom of God! See 1 Corinthians 15:52. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 25

1  the Sabbath of the seventh year
8  The jubilee in the fiftieth year
14  Of oppression
18  A blessing of obedience
23  The redemption of land
29  Of houses
35  Compassion to the poor
39  The usage of bondmen
47  The redemption of servants

What do the individual words in Leviticus 25:14 mean?

And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from hand of your neighbor not you shall oppress one - another
וְכִֽי־ תִמְכְּר֤וּ מִמְכָּר֙ לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ א֥וֹ קָנֹ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ אַל־ תּוֹנ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־ אָחִֽיו

וְכִֽי־  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
תִמְכְּר֤וּ  you  sell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: מָכַר  
Sense: to sell.
מִמְכָּר֙  anything 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִמְכָּר  
Sense: sale, ware, thing sold.
לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ  to  your  neighbor 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עָמִית  
Sense: relation, neighbour, associate, fellow.
קָנֹ֖ה  buy 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
מִיַּ֣ד  from  hand 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ  of  your  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עָמִית  
Sense: relation, neighbour, associate, fellow.
תּוֹנ֖וּ  you  shall  oppress 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יׄונָה 
Sense: to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong.
אִ֥ישׁ  one 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אָחִֽיו  another 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.