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Leviticus 27:8
8A person might say this special promise to God. But he might be too poor to pay the money. He must bring the person to the priest. The priest will tell the person how much money to pay. The priest will know how much money the man can give.
Leviticus 27:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
- New International Version (NIV)If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And if someone is too poor to pay the valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest, and the priest shall value him; the priest shall value him according to what the vower can afford.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.
Context of Leviticus 27:8
6For a boy between one month and five years old, they must give five pieces of silver. For a girl of the same age, God must have three pieces of silver. 7If a man is older than 60 years, they must give 15 pieces of silver. For a woman, they must give ten pieces of silver. A person might say this special promise to God. But he might be too poor to pay the money. He must bring the person to the priest. The priest will tell the person how much money to pay. The priest will know how much money the man can give. 9If the promise is to give an animal to God the animal becomes holy to the Lord. 10The person must not change a good animal for a bad animal. He must not change a bad animal for a good animal. If the person does change one animal for another, both the animals become holy.
Read all of Leviticus 27Leviticus 27:8 word by word
וְאִם־מָ֥ךְ הוּא֙ מֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְ אֹת֖וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן עַל־פִּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣ד הַנֹּדֵ֔ר יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But if he be poorerמוּךְmûk · be poorH4134
- than thy estimationעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
- then he shall presentעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- himself beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- shall valueעָרַךְ‛ârak · to valueH6186
- him; according toפֶּהpeh · lip: accordingH6310
- his abilityנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
- his abilityיָדyâd · hand: expendH3027
- that vowedנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
Cross-references for Leviticus 27:8
- Leviticus 5:7A person may not have money to buy a sheep or a goat. If he does not, he must buy two doves or two pigeons. He must give them to the Lord. One bird will be a sin offering. The second bird will be a burnt offering.
- Leviticus 12:8If the woman does not have money to buy a sheep she can give two doves or pigeons. The priest will use one bird for a sin offering and he will burn the other one. That is how he will make atonement for her. Then she will be clean.’
- Leviticus 14:21If the person is poor, he must bring one young male sheep. And he must bring a tenth of an ephah of flour (about 2 litres) mixed with oil. And he must give a cup of olive oil. The priest must lift them to the Lord.
- Mark 14:7You will always have poor people with you. You can help them at any time that you want. But you will not always have me with you.
- Luke 21:1Then Jesus looked up and saw something that was happening in the temple. There was a box for money there. Many rich people were putting their gifts of money into the box.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12If you really want to give, then God will accept your gift. God does not want you to give more than you are able to give. He will be happy about what you can give.
- Jeremiah 5:7The Lord said, ‘Jerusalem, I have to punish you. Your people have turned away from me. They have served gods that are not true gods. I gave them everything that they needed. But they left me, like a wife who leaves her husband. The men hurry to the houses of prostitutes.
Commentaries on Leviticus 27:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8If he be poorer than thy estimation - Too poor (to pay) thy valuation. Compare Leviticus 27:7, Leviticus 27:11.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Like the offering system (see Leviticus 5:7–13), God’s law made special allowance for a poor person who wanted to contribute to the sanctuary. In these cases, the priest decided the amount of silver to include with the pledge.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182-8. When a man shall make a singular vow, &c.--Persons have, at all times and in all places, been accustomed to present votive offerings, either from gratitude for benefits received, or in the event of deliverance from apprehended evil. And Moses was empowered, by divine authority, to prescribe the conditions of this voluntary duty. the persons shall be for the Lord, &c.--better rendered thus:--"According to thy estimation, the persons shall be for the…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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