Leviticus 27:28

Leviticus 27:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the Lord, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the Lord of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 27:28

26“‘Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the Lord as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the Lord. 27If, however, it is among the unclean animals, he may ransom it according to its conversion value and must add one fifth to it, but if it is not redeemed it must be sold according to its conversion value. “‘Surely anything which a man permanently dedicates to the Lord from all that belongs to him, whether from people, animals, or his landed property, must be neither sold nor redeemed; anything permanently dedicated is most holy to the Lord. 29Any human being who is permanently dedicated must not be ransomed; such a person must be put to death. 30“‘Any tithe of the land, from the grain of the land or from the fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.

Leviticus 27:28 word by word

אַךְ־כָּל־חֵ֡רֶם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַחֲרִם֩ אִ֨ישׁ לַֽיהוָ֜ה מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֗וֹ מֵאָדָ֤ם וּבְהֵמָה֙ וּמִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ לֹ֥א יִמָּכֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יִגָּאֵ֑ל כָּל־חֵ֕רֶם קֹֽדֶשׁ־קָֽדָשִׁ֥ים ה֖וּא לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Notwithstanding no devoted thingחֵ֫רֶםchêrem cherem · devoted thingH2764
• that a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• shall devoteחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• and of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• of his possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
• shall be soldמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• or redeemedגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Leviticus 27:28

• Leviticus 27:21When it reverts in the jubilee, the field will be holy to the Lord like a permanently dedicated field; it will become the priest’s property.
• Exodus 22:20“Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed.
• Numbers 21:2So Israel made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed deliver this people into our hand, then we will utterly destroy their cities.”
• Deuteronomy 7:1When the Lord your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you – Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you –
• Deuteronomy 13:15you must by all means slaughter the inhabitants of that city with the sword; annihilate with the sword everyone in it, as well as the livestock.
• Deuteronomy 20:16As for the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is going to give you as an inheritance, you must not allow a single living thing to survive.
• Deuteronomy 25:19So when the Lord your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he is giving you as an inheritance, you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven – do not forget!
• Joshua 6:17The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord, except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies we sent.
• Joshua 7:1But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.
• Judges 11:30Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,
• Judges 21:5The Israelites asked, “Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the Lord?” They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the Lord at Mizpah must certainly be executed.
• 1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.
• 1 Samuel 14:38Then Saul said, “All you leaders of the army come here. Find out how this sin occurred today.
• 1 Samuel 15:3So go now and strike down the Amalekites. Destroy everything that they have. Don’t spare them. Put them to death – man, woman, child, infant, ox, sheep, camel, and donkey alike.’”
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
• Acts 23:12When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

Commentaries on Leviticus 27:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28No devoted thing - shall be sold or redeemed - This is the חרם cherem, which always meant an absolute unredeemable grant to God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Devoted thing - The primary meaning of the Heb. word חרם chērem is something cut off, or shut up. Its specific meaning in the Law is, that which is cut off from common use and given up in some sense to Yahweh, without the right of recal or commutation. It is applied to a field wholly appropriated to the sanctuary Leviticus 27:21, and to whatever was doomed to destruction 1 Samuel 15:21; 1 Kings 20:42. Our translators have often rendered the word by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 Things or persons devoted, are distinguished from things or persons that were only sanctified. Devoted things were most holy to the Lord, and could neither be taken back nor applied to other purposes. Whatever productions they had the benefit, God must be honoured with the tenth of, if it could be applied. Thus they acknowledge God to be the Owner of their land, the Giver of its fruits, and themselves to be his tenants, and dependants upon…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28sets apart (Hebrew kherem): This act of devotion could not be undone. The person, animal, or property devoted in this way became dedicated to the service of the sanctuary as the priest defined.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-2928-29. no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, ... shall be sold or redeemed--This relates to vows of the most solemn kind--the devotee accompanying his vow with a solemn imprecation on himself not to fail in accomplishing his declared purpose.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 27:28

• Dedication
• Property
• Redemption

In the dictionaries

• Anathema
• Consecration
• Devote
• Jericho
• Reckon
• Rod
• Wise
• Accursed
• Criticism
• Forfeit

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