Leviticus 27:20
And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
Leviticus 27:20 in other translations
| BSB | If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed. |
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| WEB | If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more; |
| ASV | And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more: |
| YLT | and if he do not redeem the field, or if he hath sold the field to another man, it is not redeemed any more; |
| DARBY | but if he do not redeem the field, or if he sell the field to another man, it cannot be redeemed any more; |
| BBE | But if he has no desire to get it back, or if he has given it for a price to another man, it may not be got back again. |
| Webster | And if he will not redeem the field, or if he shall have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. |
What does Leviticus 27:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:16-24
16-24. if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some aprt of a field of his possession, &c.--In the case of acquired property in land, if not redeemed, it returned to the donor at the Jubilee; whereas the part of a hereditary estate, which had been vowed, did not revert to the owner, but remained attached in perpetuity to the sanctuary. The reason for this remarkable difference was to lay every man under an obligation…
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.
Leviticus 27:20 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 27:20
And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
- 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.
Leviticus 27:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas si él no redimiere la tierra, y la tierra se vendiere á otro, no la redimirá más; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et s’il ne rachète pas le champ ou qu’il vende le champ à un autre homme, il ne pourra plus être racheté. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn er das Feld nicht löst, oder wenn er das Feld einem anderen Manne verkauft, so kann es nicht wieder gelöst werden; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sin autem noluerit redimere, sed alteri cuilibet fuerit venundatus, ultra eum qui voverat redimere non poterit. |