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28 ‘Nevertheless, (A)anything which a man [a]devotes to Yahweh out of all that he has, of man or animal or of the fields of his own possession, shall not be sold or redeemed. Anything [b]devoted to destruction is most holy to Yahweh. 29 No [c]one who may have been [d]devoted among men shall be [e]ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

30 ‘Thus (B)all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, belongs to Yahweh; it is holy to Yahweh.

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  1. Leviticus 27:28 Or banned
  2. Leviticus 27:28 Or put under the ban
  3. Leviticus 27:29 Or banned
  4. Leviticus 27:29 Or put under the ban
  5. Leviticus 27:29 Or redeemed

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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  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.