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Leviticus 27:13

If the one who brought it decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Property;   Redemption;   Vows;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dedication;   Vows;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Anathema;   Vow;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Redemption;   Vow;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kinsman-Redeemer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - First-Born, Redemption of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Vow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Avenger;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronology of the New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Firstborn;   Smith Bible Dictionary - First-Born;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - 'Arakin;   Sidra;   Valuation;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to your estimation.
King James Version
But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Lexham English Bible
And if he indeed wants to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth of it onto your proper value.
New Century Version
If the person wants to buy back the animal, an additional one-fifth must be added to the price.
New English Translation
If, however, the person who made the vow redeems the animal, he must add one fifth to its conversion value.
Amplified Bible
'But if he ever wishes to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.
New American Standard Bible
'But if he should ever want to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth of it to your assessment.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But if he will bye it againe, then hee shall giue the fift part of it more, aboue thy valuation.
Legacy Standard Bible
But if he should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.
Contemporary English Version
But if you want to buy it back, you must pay an additional twenty percent.
Complete Jewish Bible
But if the person making the vow wishes to redeem the animal, he must add one-fifth to your valuation.
Darby Translation
And if they will in any wise redeem it, then they shall add a fifth [part] thereof unto thy valuation.
Easy-to-Read Version
If you want to buy back the animal, then you must add one-fifth to the price.
English Standard Version
But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a fifth to the valuation.
George Lamsa Translation
But if he wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part to its valuation.
Good News Translation
If you wish to buy it back, you must pay the price plus an additional 20 percent.
Literal Translation
But if he really redeems it, then he shall add its fifth to your evaluation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf eny man wil bye it out, he shal geue the fifth parte more, to that it was set at.
American Standard Version
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Bible in Basic English
But if he has a desire to get it back for himself, let him give a fifth more than your value.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But if he wyll bye it agayne, he shall geue the fift part more aboue that it was set at.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy valuation.
King James Version (1611)
But if hee will at all redeeme it, then he shall adde a fift part thereof vnto thy estimation.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if the worshipper will at all redeem it, he shall add the fifth part to its value.
English Revised Version
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Berean Standard Bible
If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which prijs if he that offrith wole yyue, he schal adde the fifthe part ouer the valu.
Young's Literal Translation
and if he really redeem it, then he hath added its fifth to thy valuation.
Update Bible Version
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof to your estimation.
Webster's Bible Translation
But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth [part] of it to thy estimation.
World English Bible
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to your estimation.
New King James Version
But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation.
New Living Translation
If you want to buy back the animal, you must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent.
New Life Bible
If the man wants to buy it again, he will add a fifth to your price.
New Revised Standard
But if it is to be redeemed, one-fifth must be added to the assessment.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But if he should please to redeem, it, then shall he add the fifth part thereof unto thine estimate.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Which, if he that offereth it will give, he shall add above the estimation the fifth part.
Revised Standard Version
But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a fifth to the valuation.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'But if he should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.

Contextual Overview

1The Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When someone makes a special vow to the Lord that involves the assessment of people, 3if the assessment concerns a male from twenty to sixty years old, your assessment is fifty silver shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. 4If the person is a female, your assessment is thirty shekels. 5If the person is from five to twenty years old, your assessment for a male is twenty shekels and for a female ten shekels. 6If the person is from one month to five years old, your assessment for a male is five silver shekels, and for a female your assessment is three shekels of silver. 7If the person is sixty years or more, your assessment is fifteen shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female. 8But if one is too poor to pay the assessment, he is to present the person before the priest and the priest will set a value for him. The priest will set a value for him according to what the one making the vow can afford. 9“If the vow involves one of the animals that may be brought as an offering to the Lord, any of these he gives to the Lord will be holy. 10He may not replace it or make a substitution for it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 27:10, Leviticus 27:15, Leviticus 27:19, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 22:14

Reciprocal: Leviticus 27:31 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 25:23
And the Lord said to her:
Genesis 25:33
Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to Jacob and sold his birthright to him.
Genesis 27:8
Now, my son, listen to me and do what I tell you.
Genesis 27:24
Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?”
Genesis 27:28
May God give to you—from the dew of the skyand from the richness of the land—an abundance of grain and new wine.
Genesis 27:36
So he said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice now. He took my birthright, and look, now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
Genesis 27:45
until your brother’s rage turns away from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?”
Genesis 43:9
I will be responsible for him. You can hold me personally accountable! If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, I will be guilty before you forever.
1 Samuel 25:24
She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.
2 Samuel 14:9
Then the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and my father’s family, and may the king and his throne be innocent.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if he will at all redeem it,.... The owner of it, or he that has devoted it, if he is determined to have it again at any rate:

then he shall add a fifth [part] thereof unto thy estimation; he shall give the full price for it, as rated by the priest, and for which it might be sold to another man, and a fifth part of the value of it besides; this was done that the full price might be paid for it, the priest not knowing, as it might be, the worth of it so well as the owner; and that the value of consecrated things might be kept to, and to make men careful how and what they devoted, since, though redeemable, they were obliged to pay a large price for them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 27:13. Shall add a fifth part] This was probably intended to prevent rash vows and covetous redemptions. The priest alone was to value the thing; and to whatever his valuation was, a fifth part must be added by him who wished to redeem the consecrated thing. Thus, if the priest valued it at forty shekels, if the former owner redeemed it he was obliged to give forty-eight.


 
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