Leviticus 27 · Verse 13

Leviticus 27:13

But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:13, King James Version

Leviticus 27:13 in other translations

BSBIf, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.
WEBBut if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to its valuation.
ASVBut if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
YLTand if he really redeem it, then he hath added its fifth to thy valuation.
DARBYAnd if they will in any wise redeem it, then they shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy valuation.
BBEBut if he has a desire to get it back for himself, let him give a fifth more than your value.
WebsterBut if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part of it to thy estimation.

What does Leviticus 27:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:9-13

9-13. if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord--a clean beast. After it had been vowed, it could neither be employed in common purposes nor exchanged for an equivalent--it must be sacrificed--or if, through some discovered blemish, it was unsuitable for the altar, it might be sold, and the money applied for the sacred service. If an unclean beast--such as an ass or camel, for instance, had been…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Shall add a fifth part - This was probably intended to prevent rash vows and covetous redemptions. The priest alone was to value the thing; and to whatever his valuation was, a fifth part must be added by him who wished to redeem the consecrated thing. Thus, if the priest valued it at forty shekels, if the former owner redeemed it he was obliged to give forty-eight.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 27:1-13

Zeal for the service of God disposed the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his house for life. Some persons who thus dedicated themselves might be employed as assistants; in general they were to be redeemed for a value. It is good to be zealously affected and liberally disposed for the Lord's service; but the matter should be well weighed, and…

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Leviticus 27:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and <if>H518
גָּאֹ֖לga.'Olcertainly [if] <to redeem>H1350
יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּהyig.'a.Le.nahhe will redeem itH1350
וְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.Safand he will addH3254
חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.Tofifth itsH2549
עַל\־'al-toH5921
עֶרְכֶּֽךָ\׃'er.Ke.khavaluation yourH6187

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Cross references for Leviticus 27:13

  • 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 27:15

    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 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 6:4-5

    Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 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.

  • 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 27:10

    He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.

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10,15,19; 5:16; 6:4,5; 22:14

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Context

  • Leviticus 27:12

    And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.

  • Leviticus 27:13

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

  • Leviticus 27:14

    And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

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Leviticus 27:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y si lo hubieren de redimir, añadirán su quinto sobre tu valuación.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et si on veut la racheter, alors on ajoutera un cinquième à ton estimation.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn man es aber lösen will, so soll man zu deiner Schätzung ein Fünftel hinzufügen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod si dare voluerit is qui offert, addet supra æstimationem quintam partem.