Leviticus 27:22
And if a man sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;
Leviticus 27:22 in other translations
| BSB | Now if a man consecrates to the LORD a field he has purchased, which is not a part of his own property, |
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| WEB | “‘If he dedicates a field to the LORD which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession, |
| ASV | And if he sanctify unto Jehovah a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his possession; |
| YLT | ‘And if the field of his purchase (which is not of the fields of his possession) one sanctify to Jehovah-- |
| DARBY | And if he hallow to Jehovah a field that he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession, |
| BBE | And if a man gives to the Lord a field which he has got for money from another, which is not part of his heritage; |
| Webster | And if a man shall sanctify to the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession; |
What does Leviticus 27:22 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 27:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 27:22
- Leviticus 25:10
And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
- Leviticus 25:25
If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
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Context
- 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 27:22
And if a man sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;
- Leviticus 27:23
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.
Leviticus 27:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si santificare alguno á Jehová la tierra que él compró, que no era de la tierra de su herencia, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et s’il sanctifie à l’ Éternel un champ qu’il ait acheté, qui ne soit pas des champs de sa possession, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn er ein von ihm erkauftes Feld, das nicht zum Felde seines Eigentums gehört, Jehova heiligt, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si ager emptus est, et non de possessione majorum sanctificatus fuerit Domino, |