Leviticus 27:11-21 KJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 27:19

And if he that sanctified the field shall in any wise redeem it ,.... Is desirous of it, and determined upon it at any rate, repenting that he had parted with it in this manner: then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation to it : the Jerusalem Targum is, the fifth part of the shekels of silver: that is, if he has a mind to redeem it, and is resolved on it, as soon as he has sanctified it, then, besides the fifty shekels of silver it is rated at, and might be sold... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 27:20

And if he will not redeem the field ,.... He that sanctified it, does not care to give for it the settled price of the fifth part besides, but chooses it should be disposed of for the uses he devoted it to: or if he have sold the field to another man ; that is, either the original owner having bought it and sold it again, or rather the priest, the treasurer, as Jarchi, who had the disposal of it, for the uses and purposes for which it was devoted, when sold by him: it shall not be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 27:21

But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee ,.... Out of the hand of him that bought it: shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted ; though it went out of the hand of the purchaser, it did not return to him that sanctified or devoted it, but was separated to sacred uses for the service of the Lord; for every devoted thing, whether of man, beast, or field, was most holy to the Lord, Leviticus 27:28 , the possession thereof shall be the priests' ; it did not return to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:11

Any unclean beast - See on Leviticus 27:2 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:13

Shall add a fifth part - This was probably intended to prevent rash vows and covetous redemptions. The priest alone was to value the thing; and to whatever his valuation was, a fifth part must be added by him who wished to redeem the consecrated thing. Thus, if the priest valued it at forty shekels, if the former owner redeemed it he was obliged to give forty-eight. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:14

Shall sanctify his house - The yearly rent of which, when thus consecrated, went towards the repairs of the tabernacle, which was the house of the Lord. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:16

Some part of a field - Though the preceding words are not in the text, yet it is generally allowed they should be supplied here, as it was not lawful for a man to vow his whole estate, and thus make his family beggars, in order to enrich the Lord's sanctuary: this God would not permit. The rabbins teach that the land or field, whether good or bad, was valued at forty-eight shekels, for all the years of the jubilee, provided the field was large enough to sow a homer of barley. The חמר ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:21

As a field devoted - It is חרם cherem , a thing so devoted to God as never more to be capable of being redeemed. See on Leviticus 27:29 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:11

Verse 11 11.And if it be any unclean beast. Moses now, in the second place, treats of brute animals; which God commands to be sacrificed to Him, if they are suitable for it, and does not suffer the vow to be altered. But if they be imperfect or unclean, He lays down the rule for their redemption. But the question here arises, How it can be allowable to vow what God had forbidden to be offered to Him, and so had prohibited from being brought into the temple, as being unclean? Surely if it had... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:14

Verse 14 14.And when a man shall sanctify his house. A third kind of vows follows, viz., the consecration of houses and lands; under which head also an alternative is appointed, so that religion may not be despised, and still the just possessors should not be driven from their houses, or the lands be rendered useless from the want of cultivation. Those persons vowed their houses, who sought of God for themselves and families that they might inhabit them in health, and safety, and in general... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 27:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 27:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 27:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:14

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