30. But if it is not redeemed before a full year has passed, then the house that is in the walled city shall belong to the buyer in perpetuity throughout his generations; it shall not go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee.
31. However, village houses that have no surrounding wall shall be considered open country; there is redemption for it, and in the Jubilee it shall go out of the buyer’s hand.
32. “ ‘As for the cities of the Levites, that is, the houses in their property’s cities, it shall be a lasting redemption for the Levites.
33. And whatever anyone redeems from the Levites then must go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee, including a house’s selling in his city’s property, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.
34. But a field of their cities’ pastureland must not be sold, because it is their property for all time.
35. “ ‘And if your countryman becomes poor and if he becomes dependent on you, then you shall support him like an alien and like a temporary resident, and he shall live with you.
36. You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you.
37. You must not give your money to him with interest or give your food for profit.
38. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, to be as God for you.
39. “ ‘And if your countryman who is with you becomes poor, and he is sold to you, you shall not treat him as a slave.
40. He shall be with you like a hired worker, like a temporary resident; he shall work with you until the Year of Jubilee.