Bible Commentary

Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD’s firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox, or sheep: it [is] the LORD’s. 26, 29. Classes which may not be vowed Firstlings are already the Lord’s (Exo 13:2). If the firstling is, that of an animal which is reckoned among the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:26”

And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. On the shekel and the gerah, see Exo 30:13, note; Exo 38:24, note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Lev 27:25 According to the shekel of the sanctuary. Sanctuary measure demanded in small things The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:25”

In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, [even] to him to whom the possession of the land [did belong]. By original right, which no other person by vow or otherwise could give away from him. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:24”

Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, [even] unto the year of the jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, [as] a holy thing unto the LORD. 23. thy estimation ] The Heb. representing these two words presents a grammatical anomaly, although parallels are not absolutely wanting … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:23”

And if [a man] sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which [is] not of the fields of his possession; And if [a man] sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought,…. With his own money, of some person in poverty and distress, who was obliged to sell it, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:22”

But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s. Devoted – See Lev 27:28 note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 21. As a field devoted] It is cherem, a thing so devoted to God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:21”

And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. If he will not redeem the field, to wit, when the priest shall set a price upon it, and offer it to him in the first place to redeem it. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:20”

And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth [part] of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. And if he that sanctified the field shall in any wise redeem it,…. Is desirous of it, and determined upon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:19”

But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. After the jubilee, i.e. some considerable time after the jubilee, as appears from the following words. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:18”

If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand. From the year of jubilee, i.e. immediately after the year of jubilee is past. According to thy estimation, now mentioned, to wit, of fifty shekels for an homer of barley seed. It shall stand, i.e. that price shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:17”