Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:31
And if a man will at all redeem [aught] of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth [part] thereof.
And if a man, will redeem [ought] of his tithes,…. Of his own, and not his neighbour’s, as Jarchi observes; for if he redeemed the tithes of his neighbour, but did not add a fifth part, which he was obliged to do if he redeemed his own, as follows:
he shall add thereunto the fifth [part] thereof; besides giving the value for what part of his tithes he redeemed, he gave a fifth part of that sum over and above; as, supposing the tithe was worth fifty shillings, then he gave that, and ten shillings more, and so in proportion. The use of this redemption, as Jarchi suggests, was, that he might have liberty of eating it in any place: for he understands it of the second tithe, as before observed, and which was to be eaten at Jerusalem.
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(31) And if a man will at all redeem.Better And if a man wishes to redeem. (See Lev. 27:13; Lev. 27:19) Though a man may not vow tithes, being already the Lords, yet if he wishes he may redeem them by adding one-fifth to the actual value of them. According to the authorities during the second Temple, anyone was allowed to redeem the tithes due from another person by paying the exact value for them, without the addition of the fifth part. The tithes could then be eaten in any place, but the redemption money had to be taken to Jerusalem, where it was spent in sociable feasts, to which the Levite, the stranger, and the poor were invited.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
man. Hebrew. ‘ish. App-14.
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redeem
Heb. “goel,” Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield “Isa 59:20”) .
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Lev 27:13
Reciprocal: Lev 5:16 – the fifth 2Ki 12:4 – dedicated things Pro 20:25 – after
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27:31 And if a man will at all redeem [ought] of his tithes, he shall add thereto the {p} fifth [part] thereof.
(p) Besides the value of the thing itself.