Leviticus 27:14

And 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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In The King James Version

And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

In Context

13But if he has a desire to get it back for himself, let him give a fifth more than your value.

15And if the owner has a desire to get back his house, let him give a fifth more than your value, and it will be his.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:29And if a man gives his house in a walled town for money, he has the right to get it back for the space of a full year after he has given it up.

Numbers 18:14Everything given by oath to the Lord in Israel is to be yours.

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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