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Leviticus 27:29

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

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“‘No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

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

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

27:30 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.

What does Leviticus 27:29 mean?

Leviticus 27:29 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵרֶם (chêrem), לֹא (lôʼ), חָרַם (châram).

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None
devoted,חֵרֶםchêrem/khay'-rem/H2764physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
which
shall
beלֹאlôʼ/lo/H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
devotedחָרַםchâram/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
of
men,אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
shall
be
redeemed;פָּדָהpâdâh/paw-daw'/H6299to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
but
shall
surelyמוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
be
put
to
death.מוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:29.

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 23:11

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Genesis 23:6

Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. a mighty: Heb. a prince of God

Joshua 6:18

And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. accursed: or, devoted a curse: or, devoted

Joshua 7:12

Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

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 27:29 say?

Leviticus 27:29 (King James Version) reads: "None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death."

Is Leviticus 27:29 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:29 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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