Leviticus 27:8

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 Living Translation (NLT)If you desire to make such a vow but cannot afford to pay the required amount, take the person to the priest. He will determine the amount for you to pay based on what you can afford.

Context of Leviticus 27:8

6and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver; 7and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. ‘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. 9‘If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy. 10He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy.

Leviticus 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 5:7‘If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
• Leviticus 12:8‘And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’ ”
• Leviticus 14:21“But if he is poor and cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb as a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, a log of oil,
• Mark 14:7For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.
• Luke 21:1And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.
• Jeremiah 5:7“How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me And sworn by those that are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, Then they committed adultery And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

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