What is the inscription on the Liberty Bell?

The Liberty Bell is inscribed as follows:

Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof Lev. XXV X
By Order of the ASSEMBLY of the Province of PENSYLVANIA for the State House in PhiladA

Pass and Stow
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The inscription is derived from the Bible verse Leviticus 25:10, which reads “And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”

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