Leviticus 27:27-34

27 And if [it is] among the unclean animals, then he shall ransom [it] according to your proper value, and he shall add a fifth of its [value] onto it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your proper value.

28 However, anything devoted that a man has devoted to Yahweh {from all that he has}, from human or animal, or from the field of his property, may not be sold, and it may not be redeemed; anything devoted [is] {a most holy thing} for Yahweh.

29 Anyone devoted who is devoted from {human beings} cannot be ransomed--he shall surely be put to death.

30 " 'And any tithe of the land from the land's seed [or] from the fruit of the trees [is] for Yahweh; it [is] a holy object for Yahweh.

31 And if a man indeed redeems from his tithe, he shall add a fifth of its [value] onto it.

32 As for every tithe of cattle or of the flock, all which crosses under the rod, the tenth shall be a holy object for Yahweh.

33 He shall not inspect between [the] good and [the] bad, and he shall not exchange it; but if he indeed exchanges it, then {it and its substitution shall be} a holy object--it shall not be redeemed.'"

34 These [are] the commands that Yahweh commanded Moses for the {Israelites} on {Mount Sinai}.

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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;

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. Or "and"
[b]. Or "and"
[c]. Or "permanently set apart"; a different Hebrew word than previously translated "consecrated" in this chapter
[d]. Literally "from all that [is] for him"
[e]. Or "and"
[f]. Or "and"
[g]. Literally "a holy thing of holy things"
[h]. Literally "the human"
[i]. Or "And"
[j]. Or "and"
[k]. The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
[l]. Or "and"
[m]. Or "and"
[n]. Literally "it shall be and its substitution shall be"
[o]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"
[p]. Literally "the mountain of Sinai"

Leviticus 27:27-34

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Leviticus 27:27-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVEITICUS 27

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