Leviticus 27:23

27:22 And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;

Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD.

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then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation up to the Year of Jubilee; and he shall give your valuation on that day, as a holy thing to Yahweh.

Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord.

Then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your estimation, even to the year of the jubilee: and he shall give your estimation in that day, as a holy thing to the LORD.

27:24 In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

What does Leviticus 27:23 mean?

Leviticus 27:23 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כֹּהֵן (kôhên), חָשַׁב (châshab), מִכְסָה (mikçâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Then

the

priestכֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

shall

reckonחָשַׁבchâshab/khaw-shab'/H2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute

unto

him

the

worthמִכְסָהmikçâh/mik-saw'/H4373an enumeration; by implication, a valuation

thy

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

even

unto

the

yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

the

jubile:יוֹבֵלyôwbêl/yo-bale'/H3104the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced

and

shall

giveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

thine

estimationעֵרֶךְʻêrek/eh'rek/H6187a pile, equipment, estimate

that

day,יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

holy

thingקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

unto

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Topics

Dedication Feast of Jubilee, the Jubilee Land Redemption Vows

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:23.

Leviticus 27:18

But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 5:11

And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Genesis 5:14

And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Genesis 5:17

And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Genesis 5:20

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

Genesis 5:23

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Genesis 5:27

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 27:23 say?

Leviticus 27:23 (King James Version) reads: "Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD."

Is Leviticus 27:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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