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Leviticus 27:20-22
New English Translation
Leviticus 27:20-22
New English Translation
20 If he does not redeem the field, but sells[a] the field to someone else, he may never redeem it. 21 When it reverts[b] in the Jubilee, the field will be holy to the Lord like a permanently dedicated field;[c] it will become the priest’s property.[d]
22 “‘If he consecrates to the Lord a field he has purchased,[e] which is not part of his own landed property,
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- Leviticus 27:20 tn Heb “and if he sells.”
- Leviticus 27:21 tn Heb “When it goes out” (cf. Lev 25:25-34).
- Leviticus 27:21 tn Heb “like the field of the permanent dedication.” The Hebrew word חֵרֶם (kherem) is a much discussed term. In this and the following verses it refers in a general way to the fact that something is permanently devoted to the Lord and therefore cannot be redeemed (cf. v. 20b). See J. A. Naudé, NIDOTTE 2:276-77; N. Lohfink, TDOT 5:180-99, esp. pp. 184, 188, and 198-99; and the numerous explanations in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 483-85.
- Leviticus 27:21 tn Heb “to the priest it shall be his property.”
- Leviticus 27:22 tn Heb “his field of purchase,” which is to be distinguished from his own ancestral “landed property” (cf. v. 16 above).
Leviticus 27:20-22
New International Version
Leviticus 27:20-22
New International Version
20 If, however, they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can never be redeemed. 21 When the field is released in the Jubilee,(A) it will become holy,(B) like a field devoted to the Lord;(C) it will become priestly property.
22 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord a field they have bought, which is not part of their family land,
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