Leviticus 27:13

Leviticus 27:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
• New International Version (NIV)If the owner wishes to redeem the animal, a fifth must be added to its value.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a fifth to the valuation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation.

Context of Leviticus 27:13

11If what is vowed is an unclean animal from which an offering must not be presented to the Lord, then he must stand the animal before the priest, 12and the priest will establish its conversion value, whether good or bad. According to the assessed conversion value of the priest, thus it will be. If, however, the person who made the vow redeems the animal, he must add one fifth to its conversion value. 14“‘If a man consecrates his house as holy to the Lord, the priest will establish its conversion value, whether good or bad. Just as the priest establishes its conversion value, thus it will stand. 15If the one who consecrates it redeems his house, he must add to it one fifth of its conversion value in silver, and it will belong to him.

Leviticus 27:13 word by word

וְאִם־גָּאֹ֖ל יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ עַל־עֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if he will at allגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• it, then he shall addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• a fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• thereof unto thy estimationעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187

Cross-references for Leviticus 27:13

• Leviticus 27:10He must not replace or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good, and if he does indeed exchange one animal for another animal, then both the original animal and its substitute will be holy.
• Leviticus 5:16And whatever holy thing he violated he must restore and must add one fifth to it and give it to the priest. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf with the guilt offering ram and he will be forgiven.”
• Leviticus 6:4when it happens that he sins and he is found guilty, then he must return whatever he had stolen, or whatever he had extorted, or the thing that he had held in trust, or the lost thing that he had found,
• Leviticus 22:14“‘If a man eats a holy offering by mistake, he must add one fifth to it and give the holy offering to the priest.

Commentaries on Leviticus 27:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Shall add a fifth part - 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 the consecrated thing. Thus, if the priest valued it at forty shekels, if the former owner redeemed it he was obliged to give forty-eight.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13An unclean animal, not suitable for food or sacrifice, could be bought back by the worshiper for its assessed value plus 20 percent. This rule likely aimed to preserve the sanctity of vows and reduce careless dedications. For the 20 percent additional charge on property, see Leviticus 27:15, 19, 31.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord--a clean beast. After it had been vowed, it could neither be employed in common purposes nor exchanged for an equivalent--it must be sacrificed--or if, through some discovered blemish, it was unsuitable for the altar, it might be sold, and the money applied for the sacred service. If an unclean beast--such as an ass or camel, for instance, had been vowed, it was to be appropriated to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 27:13

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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