‘And if a man dedicates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which is not the field of his possession,
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘If he dedicates a field to Yahweh which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession,
- KJV And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;
- BSB Now if a man consecrates to the LORD a field he has purchased, which is not a part of his own property,
- NASB Or if he consecrates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which is not a part of the field of his own property,
- NLT “If someone dedicates to the Lord a field he has purchased but which is not part of his family property,
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Quick answer
Different rules applied if a man dedicated a field he had bought rather than inherited. Purchased land was not part of his permanent family possession.
Overview
A bought field, unlike an ancestral one, was held only until the Jubilee, when it would revert to its original family. This distinction shaped how such a vow was valued and what happened at the Jubilee. The law's precision protected each family's God-given inheritance while still allowing genuine devotion of one's temporary holdings.
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Cross-references · 2
- Lev 25:25“‘If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold.
- Lev 25:10You shall make the fiftieth year holy, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee to you; and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family.
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