Leviticus 27:22

If a field has been bought, and it is not from the possession of ancestors, it shall be sanctified to the Lord.

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In The King James Version

And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;

In Context

21For when the day of Jubilee arrives, it shall be sanctified to the Lord. And as a possession that has been consecrated, it rightfully belongs to the priest.

23The priest shall evaluate the price according to the number of years until the Jubilee; and the one who had vowed it shall give to the Lord.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:10And you shall sanctify the fiftieth year, and you shall proclaim a remission for all the inhabitants of your land: for the same is the Jubilee. A man shall return to his possession, and each one shall go back to his original family,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:15-26

Concerning Things Sanctified. ( b. c. 1490.) 14 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. 15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed… Read the whole commentary →

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