Leviticus 27:2

Leviticus 27:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation.
• New International Version (NIV)“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to the Lord involving the valuation of persons,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your valuation,

Context of Leviticus 27:2

1Then Adonai spoke to Moses saying, “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them: When anyone makes a special vow to Adonai involving the valuation of persons, 3then your valuation of a male from 20 years old to 60 years old shall be 50 shekels of silver, after the shekel of the Sanctuary. 4If it is a female, then your valuation shall be 30 shekels.

Leviticus 27:2 word by word

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַפְלִ֖א נֶ֑דֶר בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ נְפָשֹׁ֖ת לַֽיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, When a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• shall make a singularפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
• vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• the personsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• by thy estimationעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187

Cross-references for Leviticus 27:2

• Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this way that I am going, and provide me food to eat and clothes to wear,
• Numbers 6:2“Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them: Any man or woman who desires to vow a Nazirite vow to be separate for Adonai,
• Numbers 21:2Then Israel vowed to Adonai and stated, “If you deliver this people into our hand, we will put their cities under the ban of destruction!”
• Deuteronomy 23:21To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you are not to charge interest, so that Adonai your God may bless you in every undertaking of your hand on the land you are going in to possess.
• Judges 11:30Then Jephthah vowed a vow to Adonai and said, “If You will indeed give the children of Ammon into my hand,
• 1 Samuel 1:11So she made a vow and said, “Adonai-Tzva’ot, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your handmaid, remember me and not forget Your handmaid, but grant Your handmaid a son, then I will give him to Adonai all the days of his life and no razor will ever touch his head.”
• Leviticus 7:16“But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a freewill offering, it is to be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice. On the next day what remains of it may be eaten.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay.

Commentaries on Leviticus 27:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2When a man shall make a singular vow - The verse is short and obscure, and may be translated thus: A man who shall have separated a vow, according to thy estimation, of souls unto the Lord; which may be paraphrased thus: He who shall have vowed or consecrated a soul, i. e., a living creature, whether man or beast, if he wish to redeem what he has thus vowed or consecrated, he shall ransom or redeem it according to the priest's estimation; for the priest…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Rather, When a man makes a special vow which concerns thy valuation of persons to Yahweh, if thy estimation shall be of the male, etc. The expression “thy estimation” is addressed either to Moses or to the priest Leviticus 27:12: it denoted a legal valuation. The vow of a person was perhaps most frequently made in cases of illness or danger, under the impulse of religions feeling, either in the way of thankfulness for blessings received, or of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The vow to become a Nazirite is also called a special vow (Numbers 6:2). Yet, the vow mentioned here was probably a promise made to God when asking for a specific answer to prayer (see Genesis 28:20–22). During that time, some pagan religions sacrificed infants to their gods, but God prohibited this practice (Leviticus 18:21; 20:2–5; compare Genesis 22:12–13). Therefore, to make special vow to the Lord meant providing service, not sacrificing a life…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

Topics related to Leviticus 27:2

• Redemption
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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