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27 But if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall [a]ransom it according to your valuation and add to it one-fifth of it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

28 ‘Nevertheless, (A)anything which a man [b]devotes to Yahweh out of all that he has, of man or animal or of the fields of his own possession, shall not be sold or redeemed. Anything [c]devoted to destruction is most holy to Yahweh. 29 No [d]one who may have been [e]devoted among men shall be [f]ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

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  1. Leviticus 27:27 Or redeem
  2. Leviticus 27:28 Or banned
  3. Leviticus 27:28 Or put under the ban
  4. Leviticus 27:29 Or banned
  5. Leviticus 27:29 Or put under the ban
  6. Leviticus 27:29 Or redeemed

27 If it is one of the unclean animals,(A) it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.

28 “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes[a](B) to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy(C) to the Lord.

29 “‘No person devoted to destruction[b] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.(D)

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  1. Leviticus 27:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
  2. Leviticus 27:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.