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Leviticus 27

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Leviticus 27 . 1 , He that makes a singular vow must be the Lord’s; Leviticus 27 . 3 , The estimation of the person; Leviticus 27 . 9 , of a beast given by vow; Leviticus 27 . 14 , of a house; Leviticus 27 . 16 , of a field , and the redemption thereof; Leviticus 27 . 28 , No devoted thing may be redeemed; Leviticus 27 . 30 , The tithe may not be changed.

Leviticus 27:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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Leviticus 27:2

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them, 'When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,

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A vow is a religious promise made to God , for the most part with prayer , and paid with thanksgiving. Vows were either of abstinence . Num. 6 and chapter 30 or the devoting of something to the Lord , as sacrifices

  • Leviticus 7:16 or the value of persons , beasts , houses , or lands , concerning which the law is here given. A man might vow or devote himself , his children , his domestics , his cattle , his goods , etc.; and respecting the redemption of all these , rules are laid down in this chapter. But if , after consecrating these things , he refused to redeem them , they then became the Lord's property forever. The persons continued all their lives devoted to the sanctuary , the goods were sold for the profit of the temple , or the priests; and the animals , if clean , were offered in sacrifice; and if not proper for sacrifice , were sold , and the proceeds devoted to sacred uses. This is a general view of the different laws relative to vows , mentioned in this chapter
  • Ecclesiastes 5:4
  • Ecclesiastes 5:5

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Leviticus 27:3

if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.

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fifty shekels i.e , At three shillings each , 7. 10s. sterling.

Leviticus 27:4

Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

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i.e. , 4. 10s. sterling , A little more than one-half the value of a man; for this obvious reason , that a woman , if employed , would not be of so much use in the sanctuary as the man

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Leviticus 27:5

And if the person is from five to twenty years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

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i.e. 1 , 10s. sterling

twenty shekels i.e. 3 , sterling

Leviticus 27:6

Now if the person is from one month to five years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver, and for the female three shekels of silver.

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the male The male five shekels , 15s. , the female three shekels , 9s. Being both in infancy they were nearly of an equal value.

Leviticus 27:7

And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.

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fifteen The old man and the old woman , being almost past labour , were nearly of an equal value; the former being estimated at 15 shekels , and the latter at 10.

Leviticus 27:8

But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.

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Leviticus 27:9

If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.

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is holy , i.e. separated and devoted; it cannot be redeemed like a human being , a house , or a field . Young

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Leviticus 27:10

He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

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Leviticus 27:11

But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.

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Leviticus 27:12

The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.

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who art the priest . Heb. according to thy estimation , O priest , etc

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Leviticus 27:13

If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.

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Leviticus 27:14

Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.

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Leviticus 27:15

But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.

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Leviticus 27:16

If a man consecrates to the LORD a parcel of his land, then your valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed.

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or , the land of an homer , etc. i.e. as much land as required a homer of barley to sow it , The homer was very different from the omer; the latter held about three quarts , the former seventy-five gallons three pints

some part Though the words "some part" are not expressed , yet it is generally allowed that they should be supplied here; as it was not lawful for a man to alienate in this manner his whole patrimony. He might express his good will for the house of God but he must not impoverish his own family.

Leviticus 27:17

If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the price will stand according to your valuation.

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Leviticus 27:18

But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.

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Leviticus 27:19

And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.

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Leviticus 27:20

If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.

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Leviticus 27:21

When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the LORD; it becomes the property of the priests.

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It is cherem , a thing so devoted to God , as never more to be capable of being redeemed

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Leviticus 27:22

Now if a man consecrates to the LORD a field he has purchased, which is not a part of his own property,

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Leviticus 27:23

then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD.

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Leviticus 27:24

In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.

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Leviticus 27:25

Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.

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to the shekel A standard shekel; the standard being kept in the sanctuary , to try and regulate all the weights in the land by.

Leviticus 27:26

But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.

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the firstling Heb. first born , etc. As these firstlings were the Lord's before , it would have been a solemn mockery to pretend to make them a matter of a singular vow; for they were already appointed , if clean , to be sacrificed.

Leviticus 27:27

But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

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This was probably intended to prevent rash vows and covetous redemptions. The priest alone was to value the thing; and to whatever his valuation was , a fifth part must be added by him who wished to redeem it

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Leviticus 27:28

Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.

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This is the cherem , the absolute , irredeemable grant to God

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Leviticus 27:29

No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.

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which shall be devoted That is , either that every person devoted to the service of God shall not be redeemed , but die in that devoted state , or , that such as were devoted to death by appointment and law of God , as the Canaanites were , shall be put to death.

Leviticus 27:30

Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.

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Leviticus 27:31

If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.

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Leviticus 27:32

Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd's rod will be holy to the LORD.

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The Rabbins say , that when a man gave the tithe of his sheep or calves , he shut them in one fold , in which was a narrow door , to let out but one at a time. He then stood by the door , with a rod dipped in vermilion in his hand , and as they passed he counted them with the rod; and when the tenth came he touched it , by which it was distinguished as the tithe calf , sheep , etc

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Leviticus 27:33

He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.'"

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Leviticus 27:34

These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

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Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Numbers 18:21 → Leviticus 27:30, Numbers 18:21-24 → Leviticus 27:30-33, Deuteronomy 14:22 → Leviticus 27:30, Deuteronomy 14:22-29 → Leviticus 27:30
Echoes Numbers 30:1 → Leviticus 27:1, Numbers 30:1-16 → Leviticus 27:1-25
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