Leviticus 27:29

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

27However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest’s assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value. 28“However, anything specially set apart for the Lord—whether a person, an animal, or family property—must never be sold or bought back. Anything devoted in this way has been set apart as holy, and it belongs to the Lord. No person specially set apart for destruction may be bought back. Such a person must be put to death. 30“One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord and must be set apart to him as holy. 31If you want to buy back the Lord’s tenth of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent.

Leviticus 27:29 word by word

כָּל־חֵ֗רֶם אֲשֶׁ֧ר יָחֳרַ֛ם מִן־הָאָדָ֖ם לֹ֣א יִפָּדֶ֑ה מ֖וֹת יוּמָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• None devotedחֵ֫רֶםchêrem cherem · devoted thingH2764
• which shall beלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• devotedחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• of menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• shall be redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
• shall surelyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Leviticus 27:29

• Numbers 21:2Then the people of Israel made this vow to the Lord: “If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy all their towns.”
• 1 Samuel 15:18And the Lord sent you on a mission and told you, ‘Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.’

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

Topics related to Leviticus 27:29

• Dedication
• Property
• Redemption

In the dictionaries

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

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