New English Translation
Leviticus 27:29
29Any human being who is permanently dedicated must not be ransomed; such a person must be put to death.
Leviticus 27:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘No person devoted to destruction may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death.
Context of Leviticus 27:29
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. 28“‘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. Any 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. 31If a man redeems part of his tithe, however, he must add one fifth to it.
Read all of Leviticus 27Leviticus 27:29 word by word
כָּל־חֵ֗רֶם אֲשֶׁ֧ר יָחֳרַ֛ם מִן־הָאָדָ֖ם לֹ֣א יִפָּדֶ֑ה מ֖וֹת יוּמָֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 27:29
- 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.”
- 1 Samuel 15:18The Lord sent you on a campaign saying, ‘Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you have destroyed them.’
Commentaries on Leviticus 27:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Which shall be devoted of men - Every man who is devoted shall surely be put to death; or, as some understand it, be the Lord's property, or be employed in his service, till death. The law mentioned in these two verses has been appealed to by the enemies of Divine revelation as a proof, that under the Mosaic dispensation human sacrifices were offered to God; but this can never be conceded. Had there been such a law, it certainly would have been more…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. 29set apart for destruction (Hebrew kherem): This is the same Hebrew word used in the previous verse. The context here is the Israelite war to conquer Canaan. God set apart for destruction cities, animals, and people considered holy to other gods.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
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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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