Leviticus 27:13

27:12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. as: Heb. according to thy estimation, O priest, etc

But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

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But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to its valuation.

But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof to your estimation. ¶

27:14 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.

What does Leviticus 27:13 mean?

Leviticus 27:13 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּאַל (gâʼal), יָסַף (yâçaph), חֲמִישִׁי (chămîyshîy).

Hebrew interlinear

But

will

allגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

redeemגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

it,

then

shall

addיָסַףyâçaph/yaw-saf'/H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy/kham-ee-shee'/H2549fifth; also a fifth

part

thereof

unto

thy

estimation.עֵרֶךְʻêrek/eh'rek/H6187a pile, equipment, estimate

Topics

Dedication Redemption Vows

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:13.

Leviticus 27:15

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.

Leviticus 27:19

And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.

Leviticus 27:27

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.

Leviticus 19:25

And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 22:14

And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

Leviticus 27:31

And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

Leviticus 5:16

And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 6:5

Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. in the day: or, in the day of his being found guilty: Heb. in the day of his trespass

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 27:13 say?

Leviticus 27:13 (King James Version) reads: "But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation."

Is Leviticus 27:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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