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Leviticus 27:28

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.
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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“‘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.

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.

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

27:29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.

What does Leviticus 27:28 mean?

Leviticus 27:28 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵרֶם (chêrem), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), חָרַם (châram).

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Notwithstanding
no
devoted
thing,חֵרֶםchêrem/khay'-rem/H2764physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
that
a
manאִישׁʼîysh/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)
shall
devoteחָרַםchâram/khaw-ram'/H2763to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
unto
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
of
all
that
he
hath,
both
of
manאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
and
beast,בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
and
of
the
fieldשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
of
his
possession,אֲחֻזָּהʼăchuzzâh/akh-ooz-zaw'/H272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
shall
be
soldמָכַרmâkar/maw-kar'/H4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
or
redeemed:גָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
every
devoted
thingחֵרֶםchêrem/khay'-rem/H2764physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
is
mostקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
holyקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
unto
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Genesis 6:7

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And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

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What does Leviticus 27:28 say?

Leviticus 27:28 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Leviticus 27:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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