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Leviticus 27:20

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.
And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.

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If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more;

And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.

And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.

27:21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.

What does Leviticus 27:20 mean?

Leviticus 27:20 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּאַל (gâʼal), שָׂדֶה (sâdeh), מָכַר (mâkar).

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And
if
he
will
not
redeemגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
the
field,שָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
or
if
he
have
soldמָכַרmâkar/maw-kar'/H4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
the
fieldשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
to
anotherאַחֵרʼachêr/akh-air'/H312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
man,אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
it
shall
not
be
redeemedגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
any
more.

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DedicationFeast of Jubilee, theJubileeLandRedemptionVows

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:20.

Genesis 24:65

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

Genesis 25:27

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Genesis 29:19

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

Genesis 47:20

And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.

Leviticus 25:25

If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

Leviticus 25:48

After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem 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 27:28

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.

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What does Leviticus 27:20 say?

Leviticus 27:20 (King James Version) reads: "And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more."

Is Leviticus 27:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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