Leviticus 27:22

If a field that was bought, and not of a man's ancestors' possession, be sanctified to the Lord,

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 cometh, it shall be sanctified to the Lord, and as a possession consecrated, pertaineth to the right of the priests.

23The priest shall reckon the price according to the number of years: unto the jubilee: and he that had vowed, shall give that to the Lord.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:10And thou shalt sanctify the fiftieth year, and shalt proclaim remission to all the inhabitants of thy land: for it is the year of jubilee. Every man shall return to his possession, and every one shall go back to his former 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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