Leviticus 27:14

Leviticus 27:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If anyone dedicates their house as something holy to the Lord, the priest will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, so it will remain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When a man dedicates his house as a holy gift to the Lord, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘And when a man dedicates his house to be holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand.

Context of Leviticus 27:14

12The priest will decide if the animal is good or bad. 13The person might want to buy the animal back. He must pay the price of the animal and one fifth more. A person might give his house to the Lord. The priest will decide if the house is good or bad. The priest will decide the price of the house. 15The person might want to buy the house back. He must pay the price of the house and one fifth more. Then it will again belong to him. 16A person might give part of his land to the Lord. The person will decide the price by how much seed the land needs. The price will be 50 pieces of silver for a homer (220 litres) of seed.

Leviticus 27:14 word by word

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְדִּ֨שׁ אֶת־בֵּית֥וֹ קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן בֵּ֥ין ט֖וֹב וּבֵ֣ין רָ֑ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲרִ֥יךְ אֹת֛וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ן יָקֽוּם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• shall sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: dedicateH6942
• his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• then the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall estimateעָרַךְ‛ârak · to valueH6186
• it, whether it be goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• or badרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• it, so shall it standקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965

Cross-references for Leviticus 27:14

• Leviticus 27:21In the Jubilee year the land will become holy. Then it will belong to the priests.
• Leviticus 25:29A man may sell a house in a city with walls. For one year after he sells it, he can buy it back.
• Numbers 18:14Everything in Israel that should belong to me is now yours.
• Psalms 101:2I will be careful to live in a completely good way. When will you come to help me, Lord? In my own home, I will always be completely honest.
• Leviticus 27:12The priest will decide if the animal is good or bad.

Commentaries on Leviticus 27:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Shall sanctify his house - The yearly rent of which, when thus consecrated, went towards the repairs of the tabernacle, which was the house of the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Sanctify - i. e. vow to devote. This law relates to houses in the country Leviticus 25:31, which were under the same general law as the land itself, with a right of redemption for the inheritor until the next Jubilee. See Leviticus 27:17-19. For houses in walled towns the right of redemption lasted for only one year Leviticus 25:29.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-25Verses 14-25 Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God would not approve such a degree of zeal as ruined a man's family.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15The Hebrew term translated as consecrates is emphatic and means "declares holy." This rule applies only to a house in a walled town. Other houses, whether in unwalled villages or on open land, returned to the owner in the Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:29–31). If the owner wanted to redeem it, he had to pay an extra 20 percent. If he did not redeem the house in the first year, it became the property of the sanctuary and priests. They could use it as they…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, &c.--In this case, the house having been valued by the priest and sold, the proceeds of the sale were to be dedicated to the sanctuary. But if the owner wished, on second thought, to redeem it, he might have it by adding a fifth part to the price.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 27:14

• Property
• Redemption
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Devote
• Reckon
• Rod
• Wise
• Criticism
• Estimate; Estimation
• Genesis
• Inheritance
• Leviticus
• Sanctification

Commentaries on Leviticus 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings