then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation up to the Year of Jubilee; and he shall give your valuation on that day, as a holy thing to Yahweh.
- KJV Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD.
- NKJV then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation, up to the Year of Jubilee, and he shall give your valuation on that day as a holy offering to the Lord.
- NASB then the priest shall calculate for him the amount of your assessment up to the year of jubilee; and he shall on that day give your assessment as holy to the Lord.
- NLT the priest will assess its value based on the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. On that day he must give the assessed value of the land as a sacred donation to the Lord.
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Quick answer
For a purchased field, the priest reckoned its value up to the next Jubilee, and the man paid that amount as holy to the LORD. The price covered only the years he actually held the land.
Overview
Since a bought field would revert at the Jubilee, its dedication value covered only the remaining years of use, paid in full on the day of the vow. The offering was treated as a holy thing given to God. This careful accounting kept worship honest and respected the underlying ownership of the land's original family.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Lev 27:18But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.
- Lev 27:12The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.
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