Leviticus 27:27-34

27 And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back at the valuation, 1and add a fifth to it; or, if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at the valuation.
28 "But 2no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.
29 3No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction[a] from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
30 4"Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the LORD's; it is holy to the LORD.
31 If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to it.
32 And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that 5pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the LORD.
33 One shall not differentiate between good or bad, 6neither shall he make a substitute for it; and if he does substitute for it, then both it and the substitute shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed."
34 7These are the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses for the people of Israel 8on Mount Sinai.

Leviticus 27:27-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVEITICUS 27

This chapter contains various laws concerning vows made unto the Lord, whether of persons whose estimation was to be made by the priest, according to their age, sex, and condition, Le 26:1-8; or of beasts, clean and unclean, good or bad, Le 26:9-13; or of houses, fields, and lands, the estimation of which was to be according to its seed, and the time of its being set apart, whether from or after the year of jubilee, and the number of years to it, Le 26:14-25; with this exception to the above laws, that no firstling of the Lord's might be sanctified, and if an unclean beast it might be redeemed, but nothing devoted to the Lord, whether of man, beast, or field, might be sold or redeemed, Le 26:26-29; and the chapter is concluded with some laws concerning the redemption or change of tithes, what might or what might not be redeemed or changed, Le 26:30-34;

Cross References 8

  • 1. ver. 11-13
  • 2. ver. 21; Joshua 6:17-19; 1 Samuel 15:21
  • 3. [Numbers 21:2; Judges 11:35]
  • 4. Genesis 14:20; Genesis 28:22; Numbers 18:21, 24; Deuteronomy 14:28; 2 Chr. 31:5, 6, 12; Nehemiah 13:12; Malachi 3:8, 10
  • 5. Ezekiel 20:37; [Jeremiah 33:13]
  • 6. ver. 10
  • 7. Leviticus 26:46
  • 8. Leviticus 25:1; Leviticus 26:46

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
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