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Leviticus 27:13

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

1 God spoke to Moses: He said, "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, If anyone wants to vow the value of a person to the service of God , set the value of a man between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the Sanctuary shekel. For a woman the valuation is thirty shekels. If the person is between the ages of five and twenty, set the value at twenty shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female. If the person is between one month and five years, set the value at five shekels of silver for a boy and three shekels of silver for a girl. If the person is over sixty, set the value at fifteen shekels for a man and ten shekels for a woman. If anyone is too poor to pay the stated amount, he is to present the person to the priest, who will then set the value for him according to what the person making the vow can afford. 9"If he vowed an animal that is acceptable as an offering to God , the animal is given to God and becomes the property of the Sanctuary. He must not exchange or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one; if he should dishonestly substitute one animal for another, both the original and the substitute become property of the Sanctuary. If what he vowed is a ritually unclean animal, one that is not acceptable as an offering to God , the animal must be shown to the priest, who will set its value, either high or low. Whatever the priest sets will be its value. If the owner changes his mind and wants to redeem it, he must add twenty percent to its value.

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 25:33
Jacob said, "First, swear to me." And he did it. On oath Esau traded away his rights as the firstborn. Jacob gave him bread and the stew of lentils. He ate and drank, got up and left. That's how Esau shrugged off his rights as the firstborn.
Genesis 27:8
"Now, my son, listen to me. Do what I tell you. Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I'll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves. Then you'll take it to your father, he'll eat and bless you before he dies."
Genesis 27:24
When Isaac had become an old man and was nearly blind, he called his eldest son, Esau, and said, "My son." "Yes, Father?" "I'm an old man," he said; "I might die any day now. Do me a favor: Get your quiver of arrows and your bow and go out in the country and hunt me some game. Then fix me a hearty meal, the kind that you know I like, and bring it to me to eat so that I can give you my personal blessing before I die." Rebekah was eavesdropping as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. As soon as Esau had gone off to the country to hunt game for his father, Rebekah spoke to her son Jacob. "I just overheard your father talking with your brother, Esau. He said, ‘Bring me some game and fix me a hearty meal so that I can eat and bless you with God 's blessing before I die.' "Now, my son, listen to me. Do what I tell you. Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I'll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves. Then you'll take it to your father, he'll eat and bless you before he dies." "But Mother," Jacob said, "my brother Esau is a hairy man and I have smooth skin. What happens if my father touches me? He'll think I'm playing games with him. I'll bring down a curse on myself instead of a blessing." "If it comes to that," said his mother, "I'll take the curse on myself. Now, just do what I say. Go and get the goats." So he went and got them and brought them to his mother and she cooked a hearty meal, the kind his father loved so much. Rebekah took the dress-up clothes of her older son Esau and put them on her younger son Jacob. She took the goatskins and covered his hands and the smooth nape of his neck. Then she placed the hearty meal she had fixed and fresh bread she'd baked into the hands of her son Jacob. He went to his father and said, "My father!" "Yes?" he said. "Which son are you?" Jacob answered his father, "I'm your firstborn son Esau. I did what you told me. Come now; sit up and eat of my game so you can give me your personal blessing." Isaac said, "So soon? How did you get it so quickly?" "Because your God cleared the way for me." Isaac said, "Come close, son; let me touch you—are you really my son Esau?" So Jacob moved close to his father Isaac. Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau." He didn't recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's. But as he was about to bless him he pressed him, "You're sure? You are my son Esau?" "Yes. I am."
Genesis 27:36
Esau said, "Not for nothing was he named Jacob, the Heel. Twice now he's tricked me: first he took my birthright and now he's taken my blessing." He begged, "Haven't you kept back any blessing for me?"
2 Samuel 14:9
"I'll take all responsibility for what happens," the woman of Tekoa said. "I don't want to compromise the king and his reputation."
Matthew 27:25
The crowd answered, "We'll take the blame, we and our children after us."

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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