Leviticus 25:16According to the length of the years you shall increase its price, and according to the shortness of the years you shall diminish its price; for he is selling the number of the crops to you.
The setting
Mount Sinai, ~1446 BC. God explains the mathematics of fairness—longer time until Jubilee means higher price. Modern-day Egypt/Sinai Peninsula.
The emotion here: amazed at God's detailed concern for economic fairness
The original word
shanah (שָׁנָה) — year, but specifically the agricultural cycle that determines value
Why it matters
This pricing formula prevented both gouging and undervaluing based on remaining productive years
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 25:16
God cares about mathematical fairness—this is divine economics, not just human law
Common misconceptionThis seems like boring legal details, but it's actually God establishing that economics must be moral—math guided by righteousness.
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Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 25:16 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 25:16 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include economic justice, proportionality. Notable phrases: increase its price; shortness of years. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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