Leviticus 27:27-29
Good News Translation
27 but the first-born of an unclean animal may be bought back at the standard price plus an additional 20 percent. If it is not bought back, it may be sold to someone else at the standard price.
28 (A)None of you may sell or buy back what you have unconditionally dedicated[a] to the Lord, whether it is a human being, an animal, or land. It belongs permanently to the Lord. 29 Not even human beings who have been unconditionally dedicated may be bought back; they must be put to death.
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- Leviticus 27:28 Anything dedicated in this way belonged completely to the Lord and could not be used; it had to be destroyed.
Leviticus 27:27-29
New International Version
27 If it is one of the unclean animals,(A) it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.
28 “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes[a](B) to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy(C) to the Lord.
29 “‘No person devoted to destruction[b] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.(D)
Footnotes
- Leviticus 27:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
- Leviticus 27:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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