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.
Parallel translations
- WEB If he who dedicated the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall remain his.
- BSB And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.
- NKJV And if he who dedicates the field ever wishes to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall belong to him.
- NASB If the one who consecrates it should ever want to redeem the field, then he shall add a fifth of your assessment price to it, so that it may belong to him.
- NLT If the person who dedicated the field wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the field will again be legally his.
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The one who dedicated his field could redeem it by paying its valuation plus a fifth. This let a man recover his ancestral land while honoring his vow.
Overview
Redemption with an added twenty percent allowed the worshiper to buy back his dedicated field, restoring it to his family permanently. The surcharge discouraged casual vows and underscored that what is given to God is costly to reclaim. The pattern of redemption at a price points forward to Christ, who redeems his people not with silver but with his own blood.
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- Lev 27:13But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
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