Leviticus 27 · Verse 23

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 27:23, King James Version

Leviticus 27:23 in other translations

BSBthen 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.
WEBthen 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 the LORD.
ASVthen the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation unto the year of jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto Jehovah.
YLTthen hath the priest reckoned to him the amount of thy valuation unto the year of jubilee, and he hath given thy valuation in that day--a holy thing to Jehovah;
DARBYthe priest shall reckon unto him the amount of thy valuation, unto the year of the jubilee; and he shall give thy valuation on that day, as holy to Jehovah.
BBEThen the value fixed by you up to the year of Jubilee will be worked out for him by the priest, and in that day he will give the amount of your value as holy to the Lord.
WebsterThen the priest shall reckon to him the worth of thy estimation, even to the year of the jubilee, and he shall give thy estimation in that day, as a holy thing to the LORD.

What does Leviticus 27:23 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…

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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.

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Leviticus 27:23 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.

וְחִשַּׁב\־ve.chi.shav-and he will calculateH2803
ל֣וֹlofor <the> himself
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
מִכְסַ֣תmikh.Sat[the] amount ofH4373
הָֽעֶרְכְּךָ֔ha.'er.ke.Kha<the> valuation yourH6187
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat[the] year ofH8141
הַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.Velthe jubileeH3104
וְנָתַ֤ןve.na.Tanand he will giveH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעֶרְכְּךָ֙ha.'er.ke.Kha<the> valuation yourH6187
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Leviticus 27:23

  • Leviticus 27:18

    But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.

  • 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.

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Context

  • 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 27:24

    In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

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Leviticus 27:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces el sacerdote calculará con él la suma de tu estimación hasta el año del jubileo, y aquel día dará tu señalado precio, cosa consagrada á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		le sacrificateur lui comptera le montant de ton estimation jusqu’à l’année du Jubilé, et il donnera, ce jour-là, le montant de ton estimation, comme une chose sainte consacrée à l’ Éternel;
German
Elberfelder 1871		so soll ihm der Priester den Betrag deiner Schätzung berechnen bis zum Jubeljahre; und er soll deine Schätzung am gleichen Tage, als ein dem Jehova Heiliges, entrichten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		supputabit sacerdos juxta annorum numerum usque ad jubilæum, pretium: et dabit ille qui voverat eum, Domino.