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Leviticus 27:31

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

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If a man redeems anything of his tithe, he shall add a fifth part to it.

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

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

27:32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.

What does Leviticus 27:31 mean?

Leviticus 27:31 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִישׁ (ʼîysh), גָּאַל (gâʼal), מַעֲשֵׂר (maʻăsêr).

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And
if
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)
will
at
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.)
ought
of
his
tithes,מַעֲשֵׂרmaʻăsêr/mah-as-ayr'/H4643a tenth; especially a tithe
he
shall
addיָסַףyâçaph/yaw-saf'/H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
thereto
the
fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy/kham-ee-shee'/H2549fifth; also a fifth
part
thereof.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:31.

Leviticus 27:13

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

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 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

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What does Leviticus 27:31 say?

Leviticus 27:31 (King James Version) reads: "And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof."

Is Leviticus 27:31 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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