28 ‘Nevertheless, (A)[a]anything which someone sets apart to the Lord for [b]destruction out of all that he has, of man or animal or of the field of his own property, shall not be sold nor redeemed. Anything set apart for destruction is most holy to the Lord. 29 No [c]one who may have been [d]set apart among mankind shall be ransomed; he must be put to death.

30 ‘Now (B)all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lords; it is holy to the Lord. 31 If, therefore, someone should ever want to redeem part of his tithe, he shall add to it a fifth of it. 32 For every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever (C)passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord. 33 (D)He is not to be concerned whether it is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it; yet if he does exchange it, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. It shall not be redeemed.’”

34 (E)These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses for the sons of Israel on Mount Sinai.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:28 Lit anything banned
  2. Leviticus 27:28 I.e., as an offering
  3. Leviticus 27:29 Lit one devoted; or banned
  4. Leviticus 27:29 Lit put under the ban

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. 31 Whoever would redeem(F) any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value(G) to it. 32 Every tithe of the herd and flock—every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod(H)—will be holy to the Lord. 33 No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution.(I) If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.(J)’”

34 These are the commands the Lord gave Moses at Mount Sinai(K) for the Israelites.(L)

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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.