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Leviticus 27:15
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.
Leviticus 27:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
- New International Version (NIV)If the one who dedicates their house wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value, and the house will again become theirs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall be his.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If he who dedicated it wants to redeem his house, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.
Context of Leviticus 27:15
13The person might want to buy the animal back. He must pay the price of the animal and one fifth more. 14A 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. The 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. 17If a person gives his land in a Jubilee year, the price is the same.
Read all of Leviticus 27Leviticus 27:15 word by word
וְאִ֨ם־הַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁ יִגְאַ֖ל אֶת־בֵּית֑וֹ וְ֠יָסַף חֲמִישִׁ֧ית כֶּֽסֶף־עֶרְכְּךָ֛ עָלָ֖יו וְהָ֥יָה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And if he that sanctifiedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: dedicateH6942
- it will redeemגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
- his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- then he shall addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
- the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
- of the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: priceH3701
- of thy estimationעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
Cross-references for Leviticus 27:15
Commentaries on Leviticus 27:15
- 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
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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
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