Leviticus 27:14
12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.
- KJV
- And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
- WEB
- “‘When a man dedicates his house to be holy to the LORD, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall stand.
- ASV
- And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
- DARBY
- And when any one halloweth his house, that it may be holy to Jehovah, the priest shall value it, [judging] between good and bad: as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.
- BLB
- And when a man dedicates his house [to be] holy to YHWH, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest values it, so shall it stand.
- ÅB
- Når noen helliger sitt hus som gave til Herren, da skal presten verdsette det etter som det er, godt eller dårlig; som presten verdsetter, til hvis arvejord i landet den har slik skal det stå ved makt.
- OTB
- "‘Hvis noen vier sitt hus som hellig til Herren, vil presten vurdere kvaliteten, enten god eller dårlig. Verdien satt av presten skal stå.
- B1930
- Når nogen helliger sitt hus som gave til Herren, da skal presten verdsette det efter som det er, godt eller dårlig; som presten verdsetter, til hvis arvejord i landet den har således skal det stå ved makt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 27:21
But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s.
Read in contextNumbers 18:14
Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Read in contextPsalms 101:2–7
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Read in contextLeviticus 25:29–31
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
Read in context