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28 However, anything devoted[a] that a man has devoted to Yahweh from all that he has,[b] from human or[c] animal, or[d] from the field of his property, may not be sold, and it may not be redeemed; anything devoted is a most holy thing[e] for Yahweh. 29 Anyone devoted who is devoted from human beings[f] cannot be ransomed—he shall surely be put to death.

30 “‘And any tithe of the land from the land’s seed or from the fruit of the trees is for Yahweh; it is a holy object for Yahweh.

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  1. Leviticus 27:28 Or “permanently set apart”; a different Hebrew word than previously translated “consecrated” in this chapter
  2. Leviticus 27:28 Literally “from all that is for him”
  3. Leviticus 27:28 Or “and”
  4. Leviticus 27:28 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 27:28 Literally “a holy thing of holy things”
  6. Leviticus 27:29 Literally “the human”

28 “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes[a](A) to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy(B) to the Lord.

29 “‘No person devoted to destruction[b] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.(C)

30 “‘A tithe(D) of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy(E) to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
  2. Leviticus 27:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.