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 shall value it as either good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be. 13But if he should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation. ‘Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the Lord, then the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. 15Yet if the one who consecrates it should wish to redeem his house, then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation price to it, so that it may be his. 16‘Again, if a man consecrates to the Lord part of the fields of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver.

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

• Now ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• consecratesקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: dedicateH6942
• his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• as holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• then the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall valueעָרַךְ‛ârak · to valueH6186
• as eitherבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• badרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• it, soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• it shall standקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965

Cross-references for Leviticus 27:14

• Leviticus 27:21and when it reverts in the jubilee, the field shall be holy to the Lord, like a field set apart; it shall be for the priest as his property.
• Leviticus 25:29‘Likewise, if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then his redemption right remains valid until a full year from its sale; his right of redemption lasts a full year.
• Numbers 18:14Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.
• Psalms 101:2I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.
• Leviticus 27:12The priest shall value it as either good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be.

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