Leviticus 27:13

But if he has a desire to get it back for himself, let him give a fifth more than your value.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

In Context

12And let the priest put a value on it, if it is good or bad; whatever value the priest puts on it, so will it be.

14And if a man has given his house as holy to the Lord, then the priest will put a value on it, if it is good or bad; as the priest gives decision so will the value be fixed.

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Cross References

Leviticus 6:4\6:11\Then having taken off his linen robes and put on other clothing, he is to take it away into a clean place, outside the tent-circle.

Leviticus 27:10It may not be changed in any way, a good given for a bad, or a bad for a good; if one beast is changed for another, the two will be holy.

Leviticus 27:19And if the man who has given the field has a desire to get it back, let him give a fifth more than the price at which it was valued and it will be his.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:2-14

The Law Concerning Vows. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation. 3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even… Read the whole commentary →

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