Leviticus 27 · Verse 8

Leviticus 27:8

But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
Leviticus 27:8, King James Version

Leviticus 27:8 in other translations

BSBBut if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
WEBBut if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall assign a value to him. The priest shall assign a value according to his ability to pay.
ASVBut if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him.
YLT‘And if he is poorer than thy valuation, then he hath presented himself before the priest, and the priest hath valued him; according to that which the hand of him who is vowing doth reach doth the priest value him.
DARBYAnd if he be poorer than thy valuation, he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him: according to his means that vowed shall the priest value him.
BBEBut if he is poorer than the value which you have put on him, then let him be taken to the priest, and the priest will put a value on him, such as it is possible for him to give.
WebsterBut if he shall be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him: according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.

What does Leviticus 27:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:2-8

Le 27:1-18. Concerning Vows. 2-8. When a man shall make a singular vow, &c.--Persons have, at all times and in all places, been accustomed to present votive offerings, either from gratitude for benefits received, or in the event of deliverance from apprehended evil. And Moses was empowered, by divine authority, to prescribe the conditions of this voluntary duty. the persons shall be for the Lord, &c.--better…

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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 27:8 in the original Hebrew

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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
מָ֥ךְmakh[is too] impoverishedH4134
הוּא֙hu'heH1931
מֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָme.'er.Ke.khafor valuation yourH6187
וְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ve.he.'e.mi.Doand he will station himH5975
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְve.he.'e.Rikhand he will evaluateH6186
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פִּ֗יPi[the] mouth ofH6310
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834
תַּשִּׂיג֙ta.Sigit will reachH5381
יַ֣דyad[the] hand ofH3027
הַנֹּדֵ֔רha.no.Derthe [one who] vowsH5087
יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּya.'a.ri.Khe.nuhe will evaluate himH6186
הַכֹּהֵֽן\׃\ \סha.ko.Henthe priestH3548

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Cross references for Leviticus 27:8

  • Leviticus 14:21-22

    And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.

  • Mark 14:7

    For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

  • Leviticus 5:7

    And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

  • Luke 21:1-4

    And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:12

    For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

  • Leviticus 12:8

    And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

  • Jeremiah 5:7

    How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

  • Leviticus 5:11

    But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.

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5:7; 12:8; 14:21,22; Mr 14:7; Lu 21:1-4; 2Co 8:12
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Context

  • Leviticus 27:7

    And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

  • Leviticus 27:8

    But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.

  • Leviticus 27:9

    And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord, all that any man giveth of such unto the Lord shall be holy.

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Leviticus 27:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pero si fuere más pobre que tu estimación, entonces comparecerá ante el sacerdote, y el sacerdote le pondrá tasa: conforme á la facultad del votante le impondrá tasa el sacerdote.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et s’il est plus pauvre que ton estimation, on le fera se tenir devant le sacrificateur, et le sacrificateur en fera l’estimation: le sacrificateur en fera l’estimation à raison de ce que peut atteindre la main de celui qui a fait le vœu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn der Gelobende zu arm ist für deine Schätzung, so soll man ihn vor den Priester stellen, und der Priester soll ihn schätzen; nach Verhältnis dessen, was die Hand des Gelobenden aufbringen kann, soll der Priester ihn schätzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si pauper fuerit, et æstimationem reddere non valebit, stabit coram sacerdote: et quantum ille æstimaverit, et viderit eum posse reddere, tantum dabit.