# Leviticus 27.29 **Book:** [Leviticus](/codex/leviticus/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 27. And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to thine estimation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof: 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 Jehovah of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto Jehovah. > > **29. No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.** > > 30. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's: it is holy unto Jehovah. 31. And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof. (Leviticus 27:27-31, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 27. If 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 isn’t redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation. 28. “‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to Yahweh. > > **29. “‘No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.** > > 30. “‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh. 31. If a man redeems anything of his tithe, he shall add a fifth part to it. (Leviticus 27:27-31, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. > > **29. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.** > > 30. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD. 31. And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. (Leviticus 27:27-31, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 27. And if among the unclean beasts, then he hath ransomed [it] at thy valuation, and he hath added its fifth to it; and if it is not redeemed, then it hath been sold at thy valuation. 28. 'Only, no devoted thing which a man devoteth to Jehovah, of all that he hath, of man, and beast, and of the field of his possession, is sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to Jehovah. > > **29. 'No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.** > > 30. And all tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's, holy to Jehovah. 31. 'And if a man really redeem [any] of his tithe, its fifth he addeth to it. (Leviticus 27:27-31, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Human Sacrifice in the Old Testament](/codex/human-sacrifice-in-the-old-testament/), via [Leviticus 27.1-34](/codex/leviticus-27-1-34/), [Leviticus 27.28-29](/codex/leviticus-27-28-29/) **Lexicon:** - [G0331 - anathema](/codex/g0331-anathema/), via [Leviticus 27.28-29](/codex/leviticus-27-28-29/) - [H2764 - cherem](/codex/h2764-cherem/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. 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Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.