Leviticus 27:28

+ 27:28. Lev 27:28 (Lev 27:28-33) (#10.601): T. “No devoted thing that a man shall voluntarily vow and devote to Adonai of all that he has shall be sold or redeemed” / R. Carry out the laws of interdicting ·prohibited / forbidden· possessions, in Hebrew this is called cherem ·devoted to destruction / under the ban· T. Note: The Hebrew cherem is commonly translated as “put under the ban” or “devote to destruction,” it can also mean “exterminate,” and infrequently it can mean to “ostracize” or “excommunicate” “‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote to Adonai of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, + 27:28. Lev 27:28 (Lev 27:26-29) (#10.602): T. Not to sell anything unconditionally concentrated to Adonai of all a person may own / R. Not to sell cherem ·devoted to destruction / under the ban· a field that has been concentrated to Adonai shall be sold + 27:28. Lev 27:28 (Lev 27:26-29) (#10.603): Not to redeem cherem ·devoted to destruction / under the ban· a field that has been concentrated to Adonai or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to Adonai. (LY:7)

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In The King James Version

Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.

In Context

27If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

29“‘No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:20“He who sacrifices to any deity, except to Adonai only, shall be utterly destroyed.

Leviticus 27:21but the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee ·Shofar·, shall be holy to Adonai, as a devoted field. It shall be owned by the priests. (LY:6)

Numbers 21:2Israel [God prevails] vowed a vow to Adonai, and said, “If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”

Deuteronomy 13:15you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, with all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword.

Deuteronomy 25:19+ 25:19. Deut 25:19 (Deut 25:17-19) (#6.430): T. To wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven / R. Not to forget Amalek’s atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert, don’t forget! + 25:19. Deut 25:19 (Deut 25:17-19) (#6.431): T. This is not found in the straight forward text; it could be implied by (Deut 25:19) / R. Wipe out the descendants of Amalek Therefore it shall be, when Adonai your God has given you rest from all your enemies all around, in the land which Adonai your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall blot out the memory of Amalek [Man who licks up] from under the sky. You shall not forget. 1 Haftarah Ki Tetze ·Taking leave· ·When You go out·: 1 Yesha'yahu / Isaiah 54:1-10; 1 (Messianic adaptation: Start the Haftarah at 52:13) 1 B'rit Hadashah ·New Covenant·: Luke 23:1-25

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:27-34

26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord 's firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the Lord 's. 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession,… Read the whole commentary →

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