Leviticus 27 · Verse 14

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.
Leviticus 27:14, King James Version

Leviticus 27:14 in other translations

BSBNow if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.
WEB“‘When a man dedicates his house to be holy to the LORD, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall stand.
ASVAnd when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
YLT‘And when a man sanctifieth his house, a holy thing to Jehovah, then hath the priest valued it, whether good or bad; as the priest doth value it so it standeth;
DARBYAnd when any one halloweth his house, that it may be holy to Jehovah, the priest shall value it, judging between good and bad: as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.
BBEAnd if a man has given his house as holy to the Lord, then the priest will put a value on it, if it is good or bad; as the priest gives decision so will the value be fixed.
WebsterAnd when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy to the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it is good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

What does Leviticus 27:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:14-15
14-15. when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, &c.--In this case, the house having been valued by the priest and sold, the proceeds of the sale were to be dedicated to the sanctuary. But if the owner wished, on second thought, to redeem it, he might have it by adding a fifth part to the price.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Shall sanctify his house - The yearly rent of which, when thus consecrated, went towards the repairs of the tabernacle, which was the house of the Lord.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 27:14-25
Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God would not approve such a degree of zeal as ruined a man's family.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Leviticus 27:14 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.

וְאִ֗ישׁve.'Ishand anyoneH376
כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
יַקְדִּ֨שׁyak.Dishhe will set apart as holyH6942
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּית֥וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.desha holy thingH6944
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
וְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ve.he.'e.ri.Khoand he will evaluate itH6186
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996
ט֖וֹבTovgoodH2896
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996
רָ֑עRa'badH7451
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
יַעֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.Rikhhe will evaluateH6186
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
כֵּ֥ןkensoH3651
יָקֽוּם\׃ya.Kumit will standH6965

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 27:14

  • Leviticus 27:21

    But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s.

  • Numbers 18:14

    Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.

  • Psalms 101:2-7

    I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. …

  • Leviticus 25:29-31

    And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it. And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile. But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sanctify.
21; 25:29-31; Nu 18:14; Ps 101:2-7
as the priest.
12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Leviticus 27:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cuando alguno santificare su casa consagrándola á Jehová, la apreciará el sacerdote, sea buena ó sea mala: según la apreciare el sacerdote, así quedará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quand quelqu’un sanctifiera sa maison pour qu’elle soit sainte, consacrée à l’ Éternel, le sacrificateur en fera l’estimation, selon qu’elle sera bonne ou mauvaise; on s’en tiendra à l’estimation que le sacrificateur en fera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn jemand sein Haus heiligt, daß es Jehova heilig sei, so soll es der Priester schätzen, ob es gut oder schlecht sei; so wie der Priester es schätzt, also soll es festgestellt sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Homo si voverit domum suam, et sanctificaverit Domino, considerabit eam sacerdos utrum bona an mala sit, et juxta pretium, quod ab eo fuerit constitutum, venundabitur: